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of  the  BOOKSTACKS  OFFICE 


FROM 


January,  1870,  to  January,  1871, 


WITH 


.A.  TABLE  OIF1  GOLTTE1TTS. 


Printed  by  order  of  the  Corporation. 


GEORGETOWN,  I).  C. : 


COURIER  PRINT. 

1871. 


Political  Sc!er*'v» 


Qr'h‘\t> 

ORDINANCES  AND  RESOLUTIONS. 


RESOLUTIONS  of  Respect  to  the  Memory  of  Hon.  Henry  Addison. 


Whereas  the  Hon.  Henry  Addison,  for  upwards  of  twenty  years  Mayor 
of  Georgetown,  departed  this  life  last  Monday  evening,  at  a ripe  old  age; 
and  whereas  his  eminent  public  services  demand  fitting  recognition  at  our 
hands  ; it  is  therefore — 

„ J Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
, Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  in  the  death  of  Henry  Addison  this  town 
^'sustains  a heavy  loss,  for  he  was  for  many  years  among  the  foremost  in 
'Advancing  its  interests  and  defending  its  rights  ; and,  though  he  was  spared 
jjbeyond  the  period  allotted  to  man,  we  feel  that  his  demise  leaves  a void  it 
"will  be  difficult  to  fill. 

J Resolved , That  we  tender  to  his  bereaved  family  our  condolence  in  the 
J irreparable  loss  they  have  sustained,  and  that  a copy  of  these  resolutions  be 
J-sent  to  the  family. 

c*-  Resolved , That  we  will  as  a body  attend  the  funeral  of  deceased. 

Approved  January  5,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  in  favor  of  Joseph  H.  Bradley,  Jr. 


Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  permission  is  hereby  granted  to  Joseph 
H.  Bradley,  Jr.,  to  open  Congress  street  for  the  purpose  of  laying  a private 
sewer  from  his  dwelling  house,  lately  erected  on  the  west  side  of  said  street, 
to  connect  with  a private  sewer  crossing  said  street,  recently  laid  down  by 
John  J.  Beall.  Provided , said  Bradley  shall  keep  the  same,  where  opened, 
in  the  same  state  of  repair  as  at  present  for  the  space  of  two  years. 

Approved  January  7,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  appointing  a committee  for  purposes  herein  named. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  T.  A.  Newman,  of  the  Board  of  Aider- 
men,  and  J.  L.  Simms  and  Francis  Wheatley,  of  the  Board  of  Common 

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Council,  be,  and  are  hereby,  appointed  a committee  to  report  at  the  next 
meeting  of  the  Councils,  what  chauges  and  additions,  if  any,  are  necessary 
to  be  made  in  the  Town  Hall,  to  make  it  suitable  for  occupancy  by  the 
Councils  and  officers  of  this  Corporation,  and  also  to  report  the  probable 

cost  thereof. 

Approved  January  7,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  in  favor  of  W.  W.  Potter,  Coroner. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the  i 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  sum  of  sixty-two  dollars  and  fifty-five 
cents  be,  and  the  same  is  hereby,  appropriated  to  be  paid  by  the  Clerk  to 
the  order  of  W.  W.  Potter,  coroner,  being  in  full  for  his  services  for  the  | 
quarter  ending  the  31st  December,  1869. 

Approved  January  7,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  to  pay  West  street  Jurors,  bill  of  Gladman  & Norris,  and  bill  of  F.  M.  , 

Lazenby. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the  ! 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Clerk  pay  to  the  jurors  for  services 
in  the  condemnation  and  extension  of  We3t  street,  the  amounts  severally 
found  to  be  due,  as  per  statement  of  the  foreman  and  clerk  of  said  jurors, 
amounting  in  the  aggregate  to  two  hundred  and  fifty  dollars ; to  Gladman  & 
Norris  eleven  dollars,  as  per  bill  rendered  for  carriage  hire;  to  F.  M. 
Lazenby,  for  three  Minor  Patent  Street  Lamps,  thirty-eight  dollars  and 
twenty-five  cents,  as  per  bill  rendered. 

Approved  January  7,  1870. 

A RESOLUTION  to  pay  account  of  F.  M.  Lazenby,  for  use  of  Station  House. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Couneil  of  the  j 
Corporation  of  Georgetown,  That  the  sum  of  seventeen  dollars  and  seventy- 
five  cents  be,  and  the  same  is  hereby,  appropriated  to  be  paid  by  the  Clerk 
to  the  order  of  F.  M.  Lazenby,  the  amount  of  his  bill,  for  articles  furnished  i 
station  house  to  December  31,  1869. 

Approved  January  7,  1870. 


JOINT  RESOLUTION  of  thanks  to  ex-Recorder  C.  F.  Peck. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  a vote  of  thanks  is  eminently  due  and  is 
hereby  voted  to  C.  F.  Peck,  late  Recorder,  for  the  faithful  and  satisfactory^ 


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manner  he  discharged  the  duties  of  said  office  for  the  past  year  ; and  the 
Clerk  is  directed  to  furnish  him  with  a copy  of  this  resolution. 

Approved  January  7,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  establishing  the  grade  of  West  street  extended. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the- 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  green  line  as  shown  on  the  plat  of 
West  street  extended,  dated  November  23,  1869,  be,  and  the  same  is  hereby, 
adopted  as  the  grade. 

Approved  January  21,  1S70. 


A RESOLUTION  in  favor  of  C.  F.  Peck,  late  Recorder,  J.  D.  McGill  and  Win.  C.  Hazell 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Clerk  pay  to  the  order  of  C.  F.  Peck 
six  hnndred  dollars,  as  per  bill  rendered  for  his  services  as  Recorder  from 
January,  1869,  to  January,  1870;  to  J.  D.  McGill  one  hundred  and  ninety- 
seven  dollars  and  sixty-nine  cents,  as  per  his  bill  rendered  for  advertising 
delinquent  tax  payers  for  1869,  first  deducting  all  taxes  or  other  indebted- 
ness (if  any)  due  to  the  Corporation  by  said  McGill ; and  the  Clerk  is  hereby 
directed  to  charge  said  amount  ($197.69)  to  R.  A.  Edmonston,  (Collector 
at  the  time,)  and  demand  from  him  its  re-payment.  To  Wm.  C.  Hazell 
twenty-five  dollars,  as  per  his  bill  rendered,  for  carriages  to  E.  M.  Stanton's 
funeral. 

Approved  January  21,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  for  furnishing  the  Station  House. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  G eorgetown,  That  the  sum  of  one  hundred  and  fifty  dollars, 
or  so  much  thereof  as  may  be  necessary,  be,  and  the  same  is  hereby,  appro- 
priated to  meet  the  deficiency  for  furnishing  the  station  house,  to  be  paid  by 
the  Clerk  to  the  order  of  H.  M.  Sweeny,  Mayor,  and  John  T.  Mitchell, 
out  of  the  Metropolitan  Police  fund. 

Approved  January  21,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  to  pay  bills  of  Fire  Department  for  quarter  ending  December  31st,  1869  . 

Resohed  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Clerk  pay  to  the  order  of  the  persons 
hereinafter  named  (amounting  in  the  aggregate  to  $263.21)  the  sums 


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opposite  their  names,  as  per  bills  rendered,  for  expenses  of  Fire  Department 
for  the  quarter  ending  December  31st,  1869  : — 


E.  Fewkes,  for  rags $ 2 82 

P.  J.  Collison,  for  stove  pipe,  &c 6 62 

Mayfield  & Heiston,  for  coal 28  00 

Buckey  & Marbury,  sundries 14  91 

S.  R.  Swan,  repairs 5 00 

II.  Wagner,  repairs  to  clock 1 95 

W.  H.  Tenney,  sundries 9 54 

Norris  & Gladman,  liniment 5 00 

Geo.  W.  Cropley,  sundries 9 60 

Walsh  & Lynch,  horse  shoeing 18  00 

Jenkin  Thomas,  repairs,  &c 17  65 

W.  T.  Duvall,  per  bill....... 4 62 

Beall  & Shoemaker,  horse  feed 128  50 

D.  McCollum,  repairing  hose 11  00 


$263  21 

Approved  January  21,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  for  the  repair  of  the  New  Road. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and,  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Commissioner  of  Streets  be,  and  he 
is  hereby,  authorized  to  cause  to  have  repaired  the  breaks  in  the  New  Road 
in  the  vicinity  of  Drovers’  Rest. 

Resolved  further , That  the  sum  of  one  hundred  and  fifty  dollars 
($150.00,)  or  so  mueh  thereof  as  may  be  necessary,  be,  and  the  same  is 
hereby,  appropriated,  to  be  paid  by  the  Clerk  to  the  order  of  the  Commis- 
sioner of  Streets,  upon  the  presentation  of  proper  vouchers. 

Approved  January  21,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  authorizing  the  Clerk  to  have  the  Laws  of  the  Corporation  printed. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Clerk  be,  and  he  is  hereby,  authorized 
to  have  the  Laws  of  the  Corporation  for  the  present  year  printed  in  a news- 
paper. Provided , the  cost  thereof  shall  not  exceed  the  sum  paid  for  the 
year  1869. 

Approved  January  21,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  to  pay  bills  of  Wm.  H.  Tenney  and  John  Loy. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Clerk  pay  to  the  order  of  Wm.  H. 


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Tenney  ten  dollars  and  eight  cents,  as  per  his  bill  rendered;  to  John  Loy 
eleven  dollars  and  thirty  cents,  per  bill  rendered,  for  glazing  in  the  Market 
House. 

Approved  January  21,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  to  collect  the  claim  due  the  Corporation  by  the  late  Eleanor  R.  Lang. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Recorder  be,  and  is  hereby,  instructed 
to  proceed  to  enforce  the  Deed  of  Trust  on  the  property  known  as  the  Town 
Hall,  purchased  by  the  late  Eleanor  R.  Lang,  unless  all  interest  due  on  said 
Lang’s  notes,  given  on  account  of  purchase  of  said  property,  together  with 
all  taxes  and  insurance  now  due,  be  paid  by  the  first  day  of  April,  1870. 
And  in  default  of  the  payment  of  interest  thereafter  for  the  term  of  ten 
days  after  the  same  shall  be  due  under  the  deeds  of  trust,  the  Recorder 
shall  proceed  to  collect  both  principal  and  interest. 

Approved  January  28,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  to  pay  bills  of  Hieston  & Barrett,  Mayfield  & Hieston,  John  H,  Smoot, 
and  J.  D.  McGill,  and  for  cleaning  the  Market  House  from  July  1,  1869,  to  December 
31,  1869. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Clerk  pay  to  the  order  of  Hieston  & 
Barrett  five  dollars ; to  the  order  of  Mayfield  & Hieston  forty-nine  dollars 
($49);  to  the  order  of  John  H.  Smoot  thirteen  dollars  and  fifty  cents 
($13.50,)  as  per  bills  rendered;  and  to  J.  D.  McGill  one  hundred  and  six 
dollars  ($106)  as  per  bill  rendered,  for  printing  the  Clerk’s  annual  report, 
advertising,  &c.,  to  January  27,  1870. 

Resolved  further , That  the  sum  of  ninety  (90)  dollars  be,  and  the  same 
is  hereby,  appropriated  to  be  paid  by  the  Clerk  to  the  order  of  the  Market 
Master,  to  pay  for  the  cleaning  of  the  market  house  from  the  1st  of  July  to 
the  31st  of  December,  1869. 

Approved  Februery  4,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  to  pay  expenses  of  Poor  and  Workhouse,  for  quarter  ending  Dec.  31,  1869  * 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Clerk  pay  to  the  order  of  Messrs. 
Wm.  A.  Hutchins,  M.  V.  Buckey,  and  L.  L.  Clements,  Trustees  of  the 
Poor  and  Workhouse,  the  sum  of  eleven  hundred  and  seventy-four  dollars 
and  thirteen  cents  ($1,174.13,)  that  being  the  amount  of  expense  of  Poor 
and  Workhouse  for  the  quarter  ending  December  31st,  1869,  exclusive  of 
ninety-five  dollars  and  eighty-five  cents  ($95.85,)  received  from  product  of 
farm. 

Approved  February  4,  1870. 


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A RESOLUTION  in  favor  of  the  Reporters. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown,  That  the  sum  of  fifty  (50)  dollars  each  be  paid 
to  the  following  named  reporters  : James  F.  Dooley  and  M.  B.  Godwin,  of 
the  Evening  Star;  Nat  Sardo,  of  the  National  Republican;  and  J.  D. 
McGill,  of  the  Georgetown  Courier ; and  the  Clerk  is  hereby  directed  to 
pay  the  same,  in  consideration  of  their  services  in  reporting  the  proceedings 
of  the  Corporation  for  the  past  year. 

Approved  February  4, 1870. 


A RESOLUTION  making  an  appropriation  for  purposes  therein  named. 

Whereas  the  faithful  services  rendered  to  this  town  by  the  late  Mayor, 
Hon.  Henry  Addison,  during  his  term  of  office  as  Mayor,  deserves  at  our 
hands  some  recognition  ; therefore  be  it 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  sum  of  one  hundred  and  forty-eight 
dollars  ($148)  be,  and  the  same  is  hereby,  appropriated,  and  the  Clerk 
directed  to  pay  the  same  out  of  the  general  fund  to  the  order  of  Joseph  F. 
Birch,  to  liquidate  the  funeral  expenses  of  the  deceased. 

Approved  February  4,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  to  pay  claims  of  S.  Wolf  and  John  W.  Gross. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Clerk  pay  to  the  order  of  S.  Wolf, 
Recorder  of  Deeds,  twenty-one  dollars,  ($21,)  as  per  his  bill  rendered  for 
transfers  of  real  estate  for  the  year  1869;  and  to  John  W.  Gross  sixteen 
dollars  and  twenty-five  cents  in  full,  per  bill,  (accompanied  with  proper 
vouchers,)  for  the  removal  of  dead  animals  as  per  bill  rendered  to  1st 
February,  1870. 

Approved  February  4,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  amending  a resolution  to  establish  the  grade  of  West  street  extended. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown,  That  the  resolution  establishing  the  grade  of 
West  street  extended,  be  so  amended  as  to  strike  out  the  word  “ green”  and 
insert  “blue,”  so  that  the  graded  line  shall  be  the  blue  line,  as  shown  in 
the  plat. 

Approved  February  4,  1870? 


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A RESOLUTION  increasing  the  rate  of  license  to  non-resident  traders. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  from  and  after  the  passage  hereof,  the 
amount  to  be  paid  for  a license  to  trade  or  solicit  trade  within  the  limits  of 
this  Corporation  by  any  person  or  firm,  non-resident  of  the  town,  shall  be 
the  sum  of  fifty  dollars. 

Approved  February  11,  1870. 


AN  ORDINANCE  regulating  the  Weighing  of  Hay  and  other  articles. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Board  oj  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council 
of  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  all  hay,  straw,  fodder,  and  oats  in 
the  straw,  sold  or  offered  for  sale  in  Georgetown,  whether  in  wagons,  carts, 
packages,  bundles,  or  otherwise,  shall  be  sold  by  weight,  and  weighed  by 
the  Weigher  of  Hay,  &c.,  elected  by  the  joint  convention  of  the  two  Boards 
annually,  on  the  first  Monday  of  January  in  each  year;  and  any  person  who 
shall  sell  or  offer  for  sale  any  such  article  before-named,  without  previously 
having  the  same  weighed,  as  before  provided,  and  a certificate  of  the  weight 
thereof,  shall  pay  a fine  of  five  dollars  for  every  wagon-load  or  cart-load,  and 
a fine  of  one  dollar  for  every  bundle,  bale,  or  package,  so  sold  or  offered  for 
sale,  to  be  recovered  as  other  fines  and  penalties  are  recovered. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained , That  the  Weigher  of  Hay,  &c.,  shall 
be  allowed  to  charge  and  receive  as  compensation,  for  weighing  every  load 
of  hay,  straw,  fodder,  or  oats  in  the  straw,  weighing  one  thousand  pounds  or 
less,  the  sum  of  twenty-five  cents ; and  for  every  load  weighing  over  one 
thousand  pounds,  the  sum  of  fifty  cents ; and  for  every  bundle,  bale,  or 
package,  the  sum  of  three  cents  per  hundred  pounds  for  the  first  ten  bales, 
bundles,  or  packages,  and  two  cents  per  hundred  pounds  for  all  bales,  &c., 
after  the  first  ten,  to  be  paid  by  the  seller,  who  shall  also  pay  all  expense 
of  handling  said  articles  ; and  the  said  Weigher  of  Hay  shall  not  receive  any 
other  fees  for  his  services,  under  the  penalty  of  five  dollars  for  each  and 
every  offence. 

Sec.  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained , That  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the 
Weigher  of  Hay,  &c.,  to  give  to  the  person  who  has  the  articles  aforesaid 
weighed,  a certificate  describing  the  gross  weight  of  the  load,  including  the 
wagon  or  cart,  and  pieces  used  in  securing  the  load,  and  also  the  weight  of 
the  vehicles  and  pieces,  and  net  weight  of  articles  so  weighed,  and  when- 
ever any  of  the  articles  aforesaid  shall  be  weighed  by  the  package  or  bundle, 
it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Weigher  to  make  a proper  deduction  for  the  wood 
or  other  material  used  for  securing  the  same ; and  he  shall  in  all  cases,  also, 
make  suitable  deductions  for  wet  hay,  or  for  any  foreign  substances  found 
therein. 


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Sec.  4.  And  be  it  further  ordained , That  the  above  articles  shall  be 
weighed  and  sold  at  the  rate  of  one  hundred  pounds  for  every  hundred 
weight,  and  the  scales  shall  be  examined  and  adjusted  once  in  each  quarter 
by  the  Sealer  of  Weights  and  Measures,  who  shall  receive  one  dollar  from 
the  Weigher  of  Hay,  &c.,  for  each  service,  and  no  more. 

Sec.  5.  And  be  it  further  ordained , That  the  Weigher  of  Hay,  &c., 
annually  elected  as  aforesaid,  is  also  authorized,  and  it  shall  be  his  duty,  to 
weigh  all  live  cattle  or  coal  which  may  be  brought  to  him  for  the  purpose 
of  being  weighed,  by  any  person  or  persons,  and  to  give  a certificate  therefor 
in  the  same  manner  as  heretofore  prescribed  in  regard  to  hay  and  other 
articles;  and  the  Weigher  of  Hay,  &c.,  is  hereby  authorized  to  charge  and 
receive  for  so  doing  the  sum  of  two  cents  for  every  hundred  pounds  of  live 
stock  not  exceeding  five  in  number  thereof,  and  one  cent  for  every  hundred 
pounds  of  said  stock  over  five  in  number  so  weighed,  and  the  sum  of  one 
cent  for  every  two  hundred  pounds  of  coal  so  weighed,  to  be  paid  by  the 
person  requesting  the  same  to  be  weighed,  whether  seller  or  purchaser. 

Sec.  6.  And  be  it  further  ordained , That  the  Weigher  of  Hay,  &c.,  before 
•entering  upon  the  duties  of  his  office  shall  take  and  subscribe  to  the  following 
oath  of  office,  before  a person  duly  authorized  to  administer  oaths,  viz.  : “ I 
do  solemnly  swear  that  I will,  faithfully,  truly,  and  impartially,  according  to 
the  best  of  my  judgment  and  ability,  execute  and  discharge  the  duties  of 
Weigher  of  Hay,  &c.,  which  are,  or  may  be,  prescribed  by  law.  So  help  me 
G-od  !”  and  said  oath  shall  be  filed  with  the  Clerk  of  this  Corporation. 

Sec.  7.  And  be  it  further  ordained , That  all  ordinances  and  resolutions 
and  parts  of  ordinances  and  resolutions  in  conflict  with  this  ordinance,  be, 
and  the  same  are  hereby,  repealed. 

Approved  February  11,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  to  pay  bills  of  James  Wallace  and  William  Prather. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Clerk  pay  to  the  order  of  James 
Wallace  twenty-eight  dollars  ($28,)  as  per  his  bill  rendered  for  matches 
from  April  1st  to  November  4th,  1869;  to  order  of  Wm.  Prather  nine 
dollars  and  four  cents,  ($9.04)  as  per  order  from  Levy  Court  in  his  favor, 
being  two-fifteenths  of  the  amount  paid  by  the  Court  for  fuel  for  the  Orphans* 
Court. 

Approved  February  11,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  for  the  relief  of  Wm.  H.  Cook. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Clerk  be,  and  he  is  hereby,  authorized 
and  directed,  upon  the  payment  of  five  dollars  by  Wm.  H.  Cook,  (in  addi- 


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tion  to  the  fine  of  $20  imposed  on  and  paid  by  him  on  the  fourth  day  of 
February  instant,  for  selling  goods  without  a license  therefor,)  to  issue  to 
said  Wm.  H.  Cook  a license  to  sell  goods  within  this  Corporation  for  one 
year,  upon  the  terms  prescribed  by  law  in  regard  to  such  licenses. 

Approved  February  11,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  for  replacing  the  hydrant  at  the  southeast  corner  of  First  and  Frederick 

streets. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Water  Engineer  be,  and  he  is  hereby, 
authorized  and  directed  to  have  a new  Bartholomew  hydrant  placed  at  the 
southeast  corner  of  First  and  Frederick  streets,  in  lieu  of  the  one  recently 
removed  therefrom  for  want  of  repairs,  the  same  to  be  furnished  and  erected 
by  Messrs.  McNerhany  & Waters  under  their  contract  as  authorized  by 
“ resolution  approved  June  25,  1868,”  and  renewed  and  continued  by 
“resolution  approved  July  9,  1869. 

Approved  February  11,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  authorizing  the  purchase  of  hose  for  the  Fire  Department. 

Resolved,  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  sum  of  fourteen  hundred  dollars,  or 
so  much  thereof  as  may  be  necessary,  is  hereby  appropriated,  to  enable  the 
Board  of  Fire  Commissioners  to  purchase  eight  hundred  feet  of  best  service- 
able hose  for  the  use  of  the  fire  department,  and  the  Clerk  is  hereby 
authorized  to  pay  for  the  same  to  the  order  of  said  Board  of  Fire  Commis- 
sioners, on  presentation  of  proper  vouchers. 

Approved  February  11,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  in  favor  of  the  Clerk  of  the  Board  of  Common  Council  and  the  Clerk  of 

the  Board  of  Aldermen. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  sum  of  one  hundred  dollars  be, 
and  the  same  is  hereby,  appropriated  to  be  paid  by  the  Clerk  out  of  the 
General  Fund  to  the  order  of  W.  Albert  King,  Clerk  of  the  Board  of 
Common  Council,  for  services  rendered  ; and  the  further  sum  of  one  hundred 
dollars  shall  be  paid  to  Wm.  Laird,  Clerk  of  the  Board  of  Aldermen,  for 
services  rendered. 

Approved  February  11,  1870. 


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A RESOLUTION  amendatory  of  a resolution  making  provision  for  Reporters  for  the  past 

year. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  Janies  Williams,  reporter  for  the  Intelli- 
gencer for  eight  months,  and  subsequently  for  the  Republican,  and  also  the 
reporter  of  the  Georgetown  Courier,  James  Williams,  be  included  in  the 
provision  for  reporters,  approved  February  4,  1870.  Provided , the  com- 
pensation of  each  reporter  shall  not  exceed  the  sum  of  twenty-five  dollars. 

Approved  February  11,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  for  the  relief  of  Morris  Reidy. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Clerk  be,  and  he  is  hereby,  authorized 
and  directed,  upon  the  payment  of  thirty  dollars  by  Morris  Reidy,  (in  addition 
to  the  fine  of  $20  imposed  on  and  p iid  by  him  on  the  fourth  day  of  February, 
instant,  for  selling  goods  without  a license  therefor,)  to  issue  to  said  Morris 
Reidy  a license  to  sell  goods  within  this  Corporation  for  one  year,  upon  the 
terms  prescribed  by  law  in  regard  to  such  licenses. 

Approved  February  18,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  in  relation  to  the  Board  of  Appeals. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Board  of  Appeals,  on  the  assessment 
of  1870,  shall  give  three  days’  public  notice  of  the  place  aud  time  of  their 
meeting;  and  they  shall  continue  in  session  not  less  than  six  or  more  than 
ten  days,  according  as  they  may  find  it  necessary  to  receive  and  act  upon 
appeals  that  may  be  presented. 

And  be  it  further  resolved , That  the  first  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Appeals 
shall  be  held  on  Monday,  February  21st,  1870  ; and  that  they  shall  consider 
no  applications  for  reduction  except  such  as  shall  be  made  in  writing,  giving 
reasons  therefor ; and  such  applications  shall  remain  on  file  with  the  Cjerk 
of  this  Corporation. 

Approved  February  18,  1870. 


AN  ORDINANCE  levying  a general  tax  and  special  direct  taxes  for  the  year  1870. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council 
of  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  there  shall  be,  and  hereby  is,  levied 
and  imposed  a direct  tax  of  seventy  cents  on  each  and  every  one  hundred 
dollars  of  the  assessed  value  of  real  and  personal  property,  as  the  same  stands 
valued  and  assessed  at  this  time  on  the  books  of  assessment  for  the  year  1870, 


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on  file  in  the  offiee  of  the  Clerk  of  the  Corporation.  And  also  there  shall 
be,  and  hereby  is,  levied  an  additional  special  tax  of  five  cents  for  the 
Metropolitan  Railroad  debt,  fifteen  cents  for  the  gas  tax,  twenty  cents  for 
additional  compensation  to  the  Metropolitan  Police  force,  and  twenty-five 
cents  for  the  support  of  the  Public  Schools ; all  on  each  and  every  one 
hundred  dollars  of  the  assessed  value  of  the  real  and  personal  property,  as 
the  same  stands  valued  on  the  books  aforesaid,  excepting  in  each  instance 
public  burying  grounds,  the  Female  Orphan  Asylum,  and  houses  of  public 
worship ; and  the  Clerk  of  the  Corporation  is  hereby  directed  to  keep 
separate  accounts  of  the  receipts  and  expenditures  of  the  general  and  special 
direct  taxes  hereby  levied ; and  to  apply  the  five  cents  for  the  Metropolitan 
Railroad  debt,  according  to  the  provision  of  a law  of  Congress,  entitled  “An 
act  authorizing  the  corporate  authorities  of  Georgetown  to  impose  additional 
taxes,  and  for  other  purposes,  approved  March  2d,  1865  •”  and  the  twenty 
cents  for  additional  compensation  to  the  Metropolitan  Police,  according  to 
the  provision  of  the  acts  of  Congress,  being  the  general  appropriation  bill 
approved  June  25th,  1864,  and  an  act  approved  23d  November,  1866,  and 
to  no  other  purpose. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained , That  the  Collector  of  the  taxes 
hereby  imposed  shall  proceed  to  the  discharge  of  his  duties,  in  conformity 
with  an  ordinance  entitled  “An  ordinance  relating  to  the  duties  of  Tax 
Collector  and  Clerk,”  approved  January  17th,  1868,  the  provisions  of  which 
are  hereby  incorporated  with  and  made  part  of  this  ordinance,  in  so  far  as 
they  are  not  inconsistent  with  the  same  ; and  said  Collector,  on  closing  his 
respective  accounts,  shall  be  allowed  a commission  for  his  services  of  three 
per  cent,  on  the  amount  of  the  tax  levied  and  by  him  collected,  any  ordinance 
or  resolution,  or  part  thereof,  to  the  contrary  notwithstanding. 

Sec.  3.  And  be  it  further  ordained , That  the  Collector  be,  and  he  is 
hereby,  authorized  and  directed  to  allow  a discount  of  eight  (8)  per  centum 
on  all  taxes  levied  under  the  foregoing  ordinance,  paid  to  him  on  or  before 
the  first  day  of  April  next;  and  the  sum  of  six  (6)  per  centum,  on  all  sums 
of  said  taxes  paid  to  him  on  or  before  the  first  day  of  July  next,  and  three 
(3)  per  centum  on  all  sums  of  said  taxes  paid  to  him  on  or  before  the  first 
day  of  October  next. 

Approved  February  18,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  to  credit  the  accounts  of  R.  A.  Edmonston  with  sundry  taxes. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Clerk  is  hereby  instructed  to  credit 
the  accounts  of  R.  A.  Edmonston,  late  Tax  Collector,  with  the  following 
uncollected  taxes,  viz.  : Presbyterian  Graveyard,  $128  75  ; West  George- 
town M.  E.  Church,  $22  62;  Ebenezer  Church,  $80  00  ; Louis  Mackall, 


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$1597  25;  Charles  Dodge,  $681  00,  and  Jesse  D.  Bright,  $323  75;  and 
that  he  place  the  same  in  the  hands  of  Joseph  L.  Simms,  present  Tax 
Collector,  for  collection  at  the  earliest  period  practicable. 

Approved  February  25,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  for  a flag  footing  across  Congress  street. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  sum  of  fifty  dollars,  or  so  much  thereof 
as  may  be  necessary,  be,  and  the  same  is  hereby,  appropriated  to  lay  a flag 
footway  of  North  River  blue  stone  or  neiss  four  feet  wide  across  Congress 
street,  in  the  vicinity  of  the  property  of  John  J.  Beall  and  others  on  the 
west,  and  W.  S.  Huntington  and  others  on  the  east  side  of  said  street;  the 
work  to  be  done  under  the  direction  of  the  Street  Commissioner,  and  the 
proper  place  to  cross  the  street  shall  be  at  his  discretion  ; and  the  Clerk  is 
authorized  to  pay  to  the  order  of  the  Commissioner  on  presentation  of  proper 
vouchers. 

Approved  February  25,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  in  regard  to  the  Sinking  Fund. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Commissioners  of  the  Sinking 
Fund  be,  and  they  are  hereby,  requested  to  report  to  these  Boards,  with  as 
little  delay  as  practicable,  the  present  condition  of  that  fund,  and  also  its 
practical  workings  since  the  1st  of  January,  1862,  with  a view  to  having 
the  same  published  for  the  information  of  the  tax-payers  of  this  town. 

Approved  February  25,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  for  the  purchase  of  a horse  for  the  Fire  Department. 

Whereas,  one  of  the  horses  belonging  to  the  Fire  Department  has  recent- 
ly died,  and  for  several  days  previous  had  been  sick  and  unfit  for  service, 
and  to  supply  the  place  of  said  horse,  the  Department  has  necessarily  had 
under  hire  since  Sunday  last  a horse  at  a cost  of  $3  per  day ; therefore,  to 
supply  the  place  of  the  horse  that  has  been  lost,  and  to  stop  hire  at  the  ear- 
liest practicable  time, 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Mayor  and  Board  of  Fire  Com- 
missioners be,  and  they  are  hereby,  authorized  and  directed  to  buy  a horse 
to  supply  the  place  of  the  one  lost  at  as  early  a time  as  may  be  practicable; 
and  a sum  sufficient  to  pay  for  the  same,  two  hundred  and  fifty  dollars,  or  so 
much  thereof  as  may  be  necessary,  is  hereby  appropriated,  payable  by  the 
Clerk  to  the  order  of  the  Mayor,  on  presentation  of  the  proper  vouchers. 

Approved  February  25,  1870. 


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A RESOLUTION  to  pay  account  of  Street  Commissioner. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  sum  of  $15  60  be,  and  the  same 
is  hereby,  appropriated,  to  be  paid  by  the  Clerk  to  the  order  of  the  Street 
Commissioner,  as  per  bills  accompanying  his  communication  of  February 
24,  1870. 

Approved  February  25,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  to  pay  for  sweeping  the  Market  House,  and  for  other  purposes. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  sum  of  seventy-five  dollars  be,  and 
the  same  is  hereby,  appropriated  out  of  the  general  fund,  to  be  paid  for 
sweeping  the  Market  House  from  January  1st  to  July  1st,  1870,  to  the  order 
of  the  Market  Master,  upon  presentation  of  proper  vouchers. 

Resolved  further , That  the  Market  Master  be,  and  he  is  hereby,  autho- 
rized to  cause  the  Fish  Market  to  be  opened  on  the  sides  and  ends,  to  admit 
of  proper  and  sufficient  ventilation  : Provided  the  same  shall  not  exceed  in 
cost  the  sum  of  eighteen  dollars. 

Approved  February  25,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  providing  for  the  sale  of  certain  stalls  in  the  Market  House. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Mayor  be,  and  he  is  hereby,  au- 
thorized and  requested  to  make  sale,  at  public  auction,  of  such  stalls  in  the 
Market  House  as  were  sold  only  to  the  1st  day  of  April,  1870,  at  such  time 
and  for  such  terms  as  he  may  deem  expedient,  not  less  than  one  year. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  resolved , That  the  Mayor  be  authorized  to  sell 
or  rent,  at  the  end  of  each  year,  such  stalls  as  are  then  open  to  sale  or  rent, 
the  rent  to  be  upon  the  same  terms  now  paid,  and  until  otherwise  ordered. 

Approved  February  25,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  to  pay  the  Assessors  of  Real  and  Personal  Property  for  the  year  1870. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  sum  of  seventeen  hundred  and 
twenty-five  dollars  be,  and  the  same  is  hereby,  appropriated,  to  be  paid  to 
the  order  of  Morris  Adler,  Charles  Wilson,  and  William  A.  King,  Assessors 
for  the  year  1870  ; and  the  further  sum  of  five  dollars  and  twenty-five  cents 
to  the  order  of  the  Clerk  for  stationery. 

Approved  February  25,  1870. 


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A .RESOLUTION  in  favor  of  the  Georgetown  Gaslight  Company. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Clerk  pay  to  the  order  of  the 
President  of  the  Georgetown  Gaslight  Company  one  hundred  and  forty-eight 
dollars  and  thirty-six  cents,  in  full  for  labor  and  materials  in  keeping  Corpo- 
ration lamp-posts  in  repair,  erecting  posts,  &e.,  as  per  bill  rendered  for  the 
year  1869. 

Approvod  February  25,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  changing  the  time  of  meeting. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  on  and  after  April  1st,  the  meeting  of 
these  Boards  be  at  8 o’clock,  instead  of  7£  o’clock. 

Approved  March  19,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  appointing  an  Assistant  Messenger  for  the  Mayor  and  Clerk. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  oj  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  John  H.  Ferguson  be,  and  he  is  here- 
by, appointed  Assistant  Messenger  for  the  Mayor  and  Clerk  of  the  Corpora- 
tion, and  Janitor  of  that  part  of  the  Custom  House  used  by  the  Corpo- 
ration. 

Resolved  farther , That  the  office  shall  stand  void  after  the  1st  Monday  of 
January,  1871. 

Approved  March  19,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  in  relation  to  repairing  and  cleaning  the  Market. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  sum  of  fifty  dollars,  or  so  much 
thereof  as  may  be  necessary,  be,  and  the  same  is  hereby,  appropriated  for 
whitewashing  the  Fish  Market,  the  Market  Hall,  and  repairing  of  pavement 
in  the  Market;  and  the  Clerk  pay  the  same  to  the  order  of  the  Committees 
on  the  Market,  on  presentation  of  proper  vouchers. 

Approved  March  19,  1870 


A RESOLUTION  to  pay  certain  election  expenses. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown.  That  the  Clerk  be,  and  hereby  is,  authorized 
to  pay  to  the  order  of  Joseph  F.  Birch  and  Jesse  Chick  the  sum  of  $20  00 
in  full  settlement  for  use  of  rooms  for  election  on  the  28th  February,  1870, 
as  per  bill  rendered. 

Approved  March  19,  1870. 


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A RESOLUTION  to  settle  the  claim  of  the  Levy  Court  for  improvement  of  roads. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  claim  of  the  Levy  Court  for  the 
improvement  of  roads  in  the  county  from  September  5th,  1863,  to  Novem- 
ber 10,  1868,  amounting  to  the  sum  of  three  thousand  and  eighty -seven  dol- 
lars and  eleven  cents,  be,  and  the  same  hereby  is,  referred  to  the  Mayor  and 
Recorder,  who  are  hereby  authorized  to  make  settlement  of  the  same,  by 
issuing  the  stock  of  this  Corporation  to  the  amount  herein  named,  redeem- 
able at  the  pleasure  of  the  Corporation. 

Approved  March  19,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  to  pay  certain  expenses  for  Registration  of  Voters  for  the  year  1870. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  oj  Georgetown , That  the  Clerk  be,  and  hereby  is,  author- 
ized to  pay  to  the  order  of  the  several  persons  named  hereafter  in  this 
resolution,  the  sums  set  opposite  to  their  names,  as  follows:  To  John  H. 
Newman,  R.  A.  Edmonston,  and  George  F.  Coakley,  of  the  Board  of  Regis- 
tration, $65  each ; to  Edmund  Cammack  and  John  Nelson,  Clerks  to  the 
Board  of  Registration,  $55  each;  to  Fenton  Wilson,  for  posting  poll  list,  $5; 
to  Richard  Harrington,  for  attorney  fees,  $100;  to  William  A.  Herron,  for 
stationery,  $9  95  ; to  the  Evening  Star  Newspaper  Company  for  advertising, 
$18  63  ; to  the  publisher  of  the  Chronicle,  for  printing,  $200 ; to  the  publish- 
er of  the  National  Republican,  for  advertising,  $17  25,  as  per  bill  and 
vouchers  rendered  by  said  Board  of  Registration. 

Approved  April  2,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  to  pay  expenses  of  Tax  Collector. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  oj  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  oj  Georgetown , That  the  Clerk  be,  and  he  is  hereby,  autho- 
rized to  pay  to  the  Evening  Star  Newspaper  Company  the  sum  of  $9  75  for 
publishing  notice  of  the  postponement  of  collection  of  taxes,  as  per  bill  ren- 
dered. « 

Approved  April  2,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  in  favor  of  A.  1*  Grimes. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Clerk  be,  and  hereby  is,  authorized 
to  pay  to  the  order  of  A.  L.  G rimes  the  sum  of  $31  25  for  cleaning  the 
market  and  market  spaces  in  the  year  1869,  as  per  bill  rendered. 

Approved  April  2,  1870. 


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A RESOLUTION  for  sanitary  purposes. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown,  That  the  sum  of  one  thousand  dollars  be,  and 
the  same  is  hereby,  appropriated  for  the  purposes  of  removing  dirt,  cleaning 
and  liming  the  alleys  and  gutters  of  the  town,  and  for  other  sanitary  pur- 
poses. The  same  to  be  paid  by  the  Clerk  on  the  order  of  the  Mayor. 

Approved  April  2,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  making  an  appropriation  for  repairs  of  the  Market. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  sum  of  one  hundred  dollars,  in  addi- 
tion to  the  sum  already  appropriated  for  repair  of  market,  be,  and  the  same 
is  hereby,  appropriated  to  secure  and  protect  the  south  end  of  the  market ; 
the  work  to  be  done  under  the  direction  of  the  Chairman  of  Committee  of 
the  Market,  and  the  Clerk  is  directed  to  pay  the  same  to  his  order,  on  pre- 
sentation of  proper  vouchers. 

Approved  April  2,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  for  repair  of  Fish  Wharf. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  sum  of  twenty-five  dollars,  ($25)  or 
so  much  thereof  as  may  be  necessary,  be,  and  the  same  is  hereby,  appro- 
priated for  the  repair  of  the  Fish  Wharf;  work  to  be  done  under  the 
direction  of  the  Commissioner  of  Streets,  to  be  approved  by  the  Mayor. 

Approved  April  2,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  making  an  appropriation  for  Streets. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  sum  of  three  hundred  dollars  ($300) 
be,  and  the  same  is  hereby,  appropriated  for  the  purpose  of  repairing  the 
public  streets,  bridges,  sewers,  and  pavements  of  the  Corporation,  whenever 
the  public  interest  requires  the  said  work  to  be  done,  by  the  direction  and 
under  the  supervision  of  the  Street  Commissioner ; and  the  Clerk  of  the 
Corporation  is  hereby  authorized  to  pay  for  the  same  upon  the  certificate  of 
the  Street  Commissioner,  approved  by  the  Mayor. 

Approved  April  2,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  to  pay  the  Board  of  Appeal. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Clerk  pay  to  the  Board  of  Appeal  the 
sum  of  $150  for  services  rendered  as  per  their  bill  of  March  — , 1870. 
Approved  April  2,  1370  . 


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A RESOLUTION  for  the  relief  of  the  late  Tax  Collector. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Clerk  pay  to  the  order  of  George  W- 
Beall  the  sum  of  $50  85,  for  expenses  incurred  by  him  as  Collector  of  Taxes 
for  the  year  1869,  as  per  bill  rendered. 

Approved  April  2,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  relating  to  lighting  lamp  corner  High  and  Cherry  streets. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown,  That  the  Mayor  be,  and  he  is  hereby,  requested 
to  cause  to  be  lighted  the  public  lamp  at  the  southeast  corner  of  High  and 
Cherry  streets,  in  accordance  with  the  rules,  regulations,  &c.,  under  which 
the  street  lamps  of  the  town  are  lighted. 

Approved  April  2,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  of  condolence  with  the  family  of  the  late  Maj.  Gen.  Geo.  H.  Thomas. 

Whereas,  it  has  pleased  an  All-wise  Providence  to  remove  from  amongst 
the  living  a highly  esteemed  soldier  and  patriot*,  Major  General  George  H. 
Thomas,  whose  distinguished  services  to  his  country  are  worthy  of  remem- 
brance ) therefore, 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That,  in  common  with  our  fellow-citizens 
throughout  the  country,  we  feel  with  deep  sensibility  the  loss  which  the 
nation  has  sustained  in  the  death  of  her  distinguished  son,  who  enjoyed  in 
an  eminent  degree  the  respect  and  confidence  of  all  who  came  in  contact 
with  him. 

Resolved,  That  we  condole  with  his  widow  in  this  hour  of  her  bereave- 
ment, and  that  a copy  of  these  resolutions  be  transmitted  to  her  as  the 
expression  of  our  sincere  sympathy  with  her,  and  that  the  same  be  entered 
on  the  Journal  of  the  Boards. 

Approved  April  2,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  to  pay  bill  of  R.  A.  Waters. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Clerk  pay  to  the  order  of  B.  A.  Waters- 
the  sum  of  five  dollars  for  printing,  as  per  bill  rendered. 

Approved  April  2,  1870. 

A RESOLUTION  extending  the  time  allowed  for  the  collection  of  certain  street  taxes. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown,  That  the  time  allowed  for  the  collection  of  the 


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assessment,  as  provided  for  in  a certain  ordinance  in  relation  to  the  opening, 
extension,  and  improvement  of  West  street,  approved  Nov.  26th,  1869,  and 
amended  by  section  2 of  an  act  passed  December  31st,  1869,  be  further 
amended,  and  the  time  for  the  payment  of  said  tax  be,  and  is  hereby, 
extended  until  the  1st  clay  of  July,  1870. 

Approved  April  2,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  in  favor  of  McNerhany  & Waters. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Couneil  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Clerk  pay  to  the  order  of  McNerhany 
& Waters  the  sum  of  $257  85,  as  per  their  bill  rendered,  for  materials  and 
repairs  on  Water  Works. 

Approved  April  2,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  for  the  relief  of  purchasers  of  stalls  in  the  Market  House. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Clerk  of  the  Corporation  be,  and  he 
is  hereby,  authorized  to  extend  the  time  on  notes  due  the  first  of  April,  1870, 
from  the  purchasers  of  stalls  in  the  Market  House  until  the  first  day  of 
July,  1870. 

Approved  April  9,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  appointing  a Committee. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  a committee  of  two  be,  and  are  hereby, 
appointed  from  each  Board  to  confer  together  to  take  action  in  relation  to 
the  acceptance  of  the  invitation  received  from  the  Chairman  of  the  Com- 
mittee on  Arrangements  for  celebrating  the  passage  of  the  15th  Amendment. 

Approved  April  9,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  asking  for  certain  information  of  the  Engineer  of  the  Potomac  Water 

Works. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Committee  on  Water  be  hereby 
instructed  to  inquire  of  the  Engineer  of  the  Potomac  Water  Works  what 
prospective  improvements  are  now  being  made,  if  any,  that  this  city  may 
have  a more  abundant  supply  of  water;  and  that  they  be,  and  are  hereby, 
requested  to  report  at  an  early  day  on  the  subject  to  this  Board. 

Approved  April  9,  1870. 


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A RESOLUTION  in  favor  of  Kidwell  & Henderson. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown,  That  the  Clerk  pay  to  the  order  of  Messrs. 
Kidwell  & Henderson  the  sum  of  $49  47,  as  per  their  bill  rendered,  for 
repairing  and  carpeting  rooms  for  use  of  Orphans’  Court  and  Register  of 
Wills  in  December,  1868,  being  in  full  settlement  for  this  Corporation’s 
two-fifteenths  of  the  amount  due  for  said  work  and  required  to  be  paid  by 
the  law  of  Congress. 

Approved  April  9,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  to  pay  the  proportionate  amount  required  from  this  Town  for  the  House 

of  Correction. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Clerk  be,  and  he  is  hereby,  required 
and  directed  to  pay  into  the  Treasury  of  the  United  States  the  sum  of  one 
thousand  dollars,  which  is  hereby  appropriated  out  of  the  general  fund  for 
that  purpose,  the  same  being  the  sum  required  to  be  paid  by  this  town  by 
the  14th  section  of  the  act  of  Congress  entitled  uAn  Act  to  establish  in  the 
District  of  Columbia  a house  of  correction  for  boys,”  approved  July  25th, 
1866. 

Approved  April  23,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  to  pay  Charles  S.  English. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Clerk  be,  and  hereby  is,  authorized 
to  pay  to  the  order  of  Charles  S.  English  the  sum  of  twenty  dollars  and 
eleven  cents  for  hardware  furnished  for  the  use  of  Market  House  and  streets, 
as  per  his  bill  rendered. 

Approved  April  23,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  to  pay  bills  of  tho  Fire  Department. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  sum  of  two  hundred  and  fifty-four 
dollars  and  sixty  cents  be,  and  is  hereby,  appropriated  to  pay  bills  of  the 
Fire  Department  for  the  quarter  ending  March  31st,  1870,  the  same  to  be 
paid  by  the  Clerk  to  the  order  of  the  several  parties  hereinafter  named,  as 
per  bills  rendered,  viz.:  Buckey  & Marbury  $3  46,  Samuel  T.  Brown 
$11  25,  John  T.  Norris  $10  00,  Joseph  Nicholson  $10  50,  G.  W.  Cropley 
$6  30,  E.  Fewkes  60  cents,  W.  G.  Gill  $5  50,  Jenkin  Thomas  $6  75,  James 
Garrity  $12  00,  W.  H.  Tenney  $7  05,  Mayfield  & Heiston  $39  25,  Charn- 
berlayne  & Swann  $22  25,  F.  Wheatley  & Sons  $13  11,  Beall  & Shoemaker 
$106  58 — making  a total  of  $254  60. 

Approved  April  23,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  expressive  of  gratification  at  the  adoption  of  the  Fifteenth  Amendment. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  we  congratulate  the  country  on  the  adop- 
tion, as  part  of  its  fundamental  law,  of  the  amendment  to  the  constitution 
known  as  the  Fifteenth  Amendment,  by  which  the  rights  of  citizens  of  the 
United  States  to  vote  shall  not  be  denied  or  abridged  by  the  United  States, 
or  by  any  State,  on  account  of  race,  color,  or  previous  condition  of  servitude ; 
that  we  hail  this  event  as  a measure  of  justice,  as  a new  starting  point  of 
prosperity  and  happiness,  and  as  the  harbinger  of  an  era  of  enduring  peace 
among  the  millions  who  dwell  within  our  borders. 

Approved  April  23,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  for  laying  flag  footways. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  one  hundred  and  twenty  dollars  ($120,)  or 
so  much  thereof  as  may  be  necessary,  be,  and  the  same  is  hereby,  appropriated 
for  the  purpose  of  laying  flag  footways  across  Congress  street  from  north  side 
of  Beall  street ; across  High  street  from  south  side  of  Third  street ; across 
Fayette  street  between  Eighth  street  and  Madison  street;  across  Prospect 
street  from  east  side  of  Lingan  street.  The  Mayor  is  requested  to  advertise 
for  proposals,  the  work  to  be  given  to  the  lowest  responsible  bidder,  and  done 
under  the  supervision  of  the  Street  Commissioner ; and  the  Clerk  is  hereby 
authorized  to  pay  the  bills  when  approved  by  the  Mayor. 

Approved  April  23,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  to  repair  a pump. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Mayor  be,  and  he  is  hereby,  authorized 
to  have  the  pump  on  the  corner  of  Frederick  and  Sixth  streets  repaired  and 
put  in  good  order,  and  the  Clerk  of  the  Corporation  is  authorized  to  pay  for 
the  same  on  the  presentation  of  proper  vouchers. 

Approved  April  23,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  to  pay  bill  of  H.  W.  Brewer  (Surveyor)  and  Jos.  L.  Simms. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Clerk  pay  to  the  order  of  H.  W. 
Brewer  one  hundred  and  fourteen  dollars  for  services  as  Surveyor,  from 
November  12th,  1869,  to  March  18th,  1870,  inclusive,  as  per  bill  rendered; 
and  to  the  order  of  Joseph  L.  Simms  one  hundred  and  four  dollars,  for  coal 
furnished  the  Station  House,  December  11th,  and  $24  69,  as  per  bill 
rendered. 

Approved  April  23,  IS70. 


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AN  ORDINANCE  for  the  payment  of  bill  of  W.  H.  Moore. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council 
of  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown,  That  the  Clerk  pay  to  the  order  of  W. 
H.  Moore  the  sum  of  fifty-eight  dollars  for  printing  the  report  of  Gen. 
Michler  in  regard  to  the  railroad  bridge  over  the  Potomac. 

Approved  April  23,  1870. 


AN  ORDINANCE  granting  the  privilege  to  Samuel  Cropley  & Sons  to  erect  a horse  trough 
in  front  of  the  store  corner  of  Market  Space  and  Bridge  street. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Board  oj  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council 
of  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  permission  be,  and  is  hereby,  granted 
to  Samuel  Cropley  & Sons  to  erect  a horse  trough  in  front  of  their  store, 
corner  Market  Space  and  Bridge  street,  the  work  to  be  done  under  the 
supervision  of  the  Committee  on  the  Market  House. 

Approved  April  23,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  in  relation  to  the  Market  House  Hall. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Clerk  be,  and  hereby  is,  authorized  to 
rent  the  Market  House  Hall  for  balls  at  the  rate  of  twenty  dollars  per  single 
night,  instead  of  thirty-five  as  heretofore,  and  all  laws  or  parts  of  laws 
inconsistent  with  the  above  be,  and  are  hereby,  repealed. 

Approved  April  30,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  appointing  a Committee  to  represent  the  interests  of  Georgetown  before 

Congress. 

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Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  Henry  D.  Cooke,  Col.  James  A.  Magruder, 
Hon.  Geo.  P.  Fisher,  Dr.  Chas.  H.  Cragin,  and  Alfred  Pope  be,  and  they 
are  hereby,  appointed  to  represent  the  interests  of  Georgetown  before 
Congress. 

Approved  April  30,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  to  pay  bill  of  Georgetown  Courier. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Clerk  be,  and  he  hereby  is,  authorized 
to  pay  to  the  “Georgetown  Courier”  the  sum  of  thirty-five  dollars  for  printing 
notiees  and  proclamation  of  the  Mayor,  Tax  Collector,  and  Board  of  Appeal, 
as  per  bill  rendered  April  22,  1870. 

Approved  April  30,  1870. 


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A RESOLUTION  for  street  .crossings. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  sum  of  thirty  dollars  ($30),  deficiency 
in  former  appropriation  for  street  crossings,  or  so  much  as  may  be  neces- 
sary, be,  and  the  same  is  hereby,  appropriated,  to  be  paid  by  the  Clerk  by 
order  of  the  Mayor. 

Approved  May  7,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  granting  authority  for  the  introduction  of  Potomac  water  into  Oak  Hill 

Cemetery. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  authority  be  hereby  given  to  the  Trustees 
of  Oak  Hill  Cemetery  to  tap  the  Corporation  water  main  on  Road  street, 
and  to  connect  therewith  a supply-pipe  f inch  interior  diameter,  for  the 
purpose  of  introducing  Potomac  water  into  the  Cemetery,  provided  the  said 
Trustees  comply  with  all  of  the  requirements  which  the  laws  of  the  Corpo- 
ration impose  upon  citizens  of  Georgetown  who  are  accorded  the  privilege 
of  tapping  a water  main  of  this  Corporation.  This  resolution  to  take  effect 
only  after  the  new  steam  pump  has  been  put  into  successful  operation. 

Approved  May  7,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  in  favor  of  Henry  II.  Dodge. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  such  privileges  as  this  Corporation 
possesses  are  hereby  granted  to  Henry  H.  Dodge  and  his  assignees  to 
occupy  the  parts  of  Water  and  Warren  streets  lying  south  of  the  Chesa- 
peake and  Ohio  Canal  and  west  of  the  Alexandria  Aqueduct,  at  an  annual 
rent  of  twenty  dollars,  and  the  Mayor  is  hereby  authorized  to  execute  a 
lease  on  the  above  terms,  said  lease  not  to  extend  longer  than  the  lease  now 
held  by  H.  H.  Dodge  from  the  Chesapeake  and  Ohio  Canal  Company  on 
the  land  adjoining  the  said  streets. 

Approved  May  7,  1870. 

A RESOLUTION  to  pay  expense  of  the  Poor  and  Workhouse  for  the  quarter  ending  Maroh 

31,  1870. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Clerk  be,  and  he  is  hereby,  directed 
to  pay  to  the  order  of  M.  Y.  Buckey,  one  of  the  Trustees  of  the  Poor  and 
Workhouse,  the  sum  of  twelve  hundred  and  seventy-eight  dollars  and 
fifteen  cent3,  ($1278.15,)  being  amount  of  expenses  of  the  Poor  and  Work- 
house  for  the  quarter  ending  March  31,  1870,  less  one  hundred  and  four 
dollars  and  ten  cents,  ($104.10,)  income  of  the  farm  for  the  same  period. 

Approved  May  7,  1870. 


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A RESOLUTION  making  an  appropriation  for  tho  repair  of  Gay  street,  between  Congress 

and  High  streets. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  sum  of  two  hundred  and  fifty  dollars, 
or  so  much  thereof  as  may  be  necessary,  be,  and  is  hereby,  appropriated  for 
the  purpose  of  grading  and  gravelling  Gay  street  between  Congress  and 
High  streets  ; also,  for  raising  the  flagways  at  the  intersection  of  the  west 
side  of  Congress  street  and  the  east  side  of  High  street  with  Gay  street, 
the  work  to  be  done  under  the  supervision  of  the  Street  Commissioner,  and 
payment  of  the  amount  expended  to  be  made  by  the  Clerk  on  a voucher  or 
vouchers  certified  as  correct  by  said  Street  Commissioner  and  approved  by 
the  Mayor. 

Approved  May  7,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  for  the  relief  of  George  W.  Beall. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Clerk  be,  and  he  hereby  is,  author- 
ized to  credit  the  account  of  George  W.  Beall,  late  collector  of  taxes,  with 
the  sum  of  $45  75,  that  being  the  amount  of  the  uncollected  taxes  on 
property  owned  as  follows  : Thomas  B.  Lovett  $18  08,  Wilson  Hawkins 
$11  58,  Charles  Frizzle  $11  69,  and  A.  Theryner  $4  40. 

Resolved  further , That  the  Tax  Collector  is  hereby  authorized  and 
directed  to  re-advertise  the  property  herein  mentioned  in  the  sales  of  1871. 

Approved  May  7,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  making  an  appropriation  for  the  Industrial  School. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  sum  of  thirty-five  dollars  ($35  00) 
per  month  be,  and  the  same  is  hereby,  appropriated,  to  be  paid  by  the  Clerk 
to  Mr.  H.  W.  Blackford,  of  the  Industrial  School,  No.  47  Jefferson  street, 
from  and  after  February  6,  1870,  towards  the  support  and  maintenance  of 
said  school. 

Approved  May  7,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  renting  the  foot  of  Congress  street  to  the  Potomao  Boat  Club. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Potomac  Boat  Club  be,  and  they 
hereby  are,  granted  the  privilege  of  building  a boat-house  at  the  foot  of 
Congress  street,  and  of  occupying  the  same  for  the  term  of  five  (5)  years, 
with  the  right  of  extending  the  time,  for  the  sum  of  twenty  (20)  dollars 
per  year. 

Approved  May  14,  1870. 


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A RESOLUTION  to  pay  bill  of  the  Levy  Court  for  repair  of  roads  from  January  1st  to 

November  6th,  1869. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Clerk  pay  to  the  order  of  the  proper 
officers  of  the  Levy  Court  of  the  County  of  Washington,  District  of 
Columbia,  four  hundred  and  fifteen  dollars  and  twelve  cents,  in  full  settle- 
ment of  this  Corporation's  proportion  of  expense  incurred  by  said  Court  in 
repair  of  county  roads  from  January  1st  to  November  6th,  1869,  as  per 
bill  rendered. 

Approved  May  14,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  for  placing  a Bartholomew  Hydrant,  and  for  other  purposes. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Water  Engineer  be,  and  he  is  here- 
by, instructed  to  have  a Bartholomew  hydrant  placed  by  the  contractors, 
McNerhany  & Waters,  at  the  corner  of  Third  and  Frederick  streets  in 
place  of  the  broken  one  now  there. 

Resolved  further , That  the  Water  Engineer  be,  and  he  hereby  is,  in- 
structed to  have  a McClellan  fire-plug  placed  at  the  corner  of  Bridge  and 
Washington  streets,  in  place  of  the  Meigs  hydrant  now  there,  and  that  one 
hundred  (100)  dollars,  or  so  much  thereof  as  may  be  necessary,  be,  and  the 
same  is  hereby,  appropriated  out  of  the  general  fund  to  pay  for  the  same, 
which  the  Clerk  is  authorized  to  pay  upon  presentation  of  proper  vouchers. 

Approved  May  14,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  for  the  repair  of  Road  and  Eighth  streets. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  sum  of  five  hundred  (500)  dollars,  or 
so  much  thereof  as  may  be  necessary,  be,  and  the  same  is  hereby,  appropri- 
ated out  of  the  general  fund  for  the  repair  of  Road  street  from  High  to 
Montgomery,  and  of  8th  street  from  High  to  Fayette. 

Resolved  further , That  the  work  be  done  under  the  direction  of  the  Street 
Commissioner,  who  shall  present  proper  vouchers  for  the  work,  to  be  ap- 
proved by  the  Mayor,  upon  which  payment  shall  be  made  by  the  Clerk, 
who  is  hereby  directed,  upon  the  completion  of  the  work,  to  make  out  a bill 
against  the  Levy  Court  of  the  county  of  Washington  for  their  proportionate 
share  of  the  expense  of  the  work,  in  accordance  with  existing  laws,  and 
present  the  same  for  payment. 

Approved  May  14,  1870. 


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A RESOLUTION  for  grading  and  gravelling  Waihington  street  from  Stoddart  street  to 

Dunbarton  street. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  sutn  of  one  hundred  and  fifty  dollars 
($150)  be,  and  the  same  is  hereby,  appropriated  for  grading  and  gravelling 
Washington  street  from  Stoddart  to  Dunbarton  street,  the  work  to  be  done 
under  the  supervision  of  the  Street  Commissioner,  and  the  Clerk  is  hereby 
authorized  to  pay  for  the  same  when  approved  by  the  Mayor. 

Approved  May  21, 1870. 


A RESOLUTION  appointing  the  Mayor,  Alexander  Ray,  and  the  President  of  the  Board 
of  Common  Council  members  of  the  Committee  to  'represent  Georgetown's  interests  be- 
fore Congress. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  H.  M.  Sweeny,  Mayor,  Alexander  Ray, 
and  the  President  of  the  Board  of  Common  Council  be,  and  are  hereby, 
added  to  the  committee  heretofore  appointed  to  represent  the  interests  of 
this  Corporation  before  the  Congress  of  the  United  States. 

Approved  May  21,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  to  amend  an  Ordinance  entitled  “ An  Ordinance  for  the  introduction  of 
Potomac  water  into  Oak  Hill  Cemetery.” 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  o f Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  resolution  approved  May  7th,  1870, 
entitled  a resolution  granting  authority  for  the  introduction  of  Potomac 
water  into  Oak  Hill  Cemetery,  be  so  amended  as  to  require  only  the  pay- 
ment of  the  front  foot  water  tax  upon  such  portion  of  the  cemetery,  frontage 
as  lies  between  the  western  boundary  of  the  cemetery  and  the  main  entrance 
gate;  and  that  authority  be  given  to  the  Trustees  of  said  Cemetery  to  tap 
the  Corporation  water-main  as  provided  in  the  ordinance  hereinbefore 
referred  to,  without  waiting  for  the  erection  of  the  steam  pump,  as  therein 
required. 

Provided , That  the  Potomac  water  shall  be  used  only  in  the  green  house 
and  dwelling  attached  to  the  cemetery,  and  if  it  shall  be  used  elsewhere,  the 
water  shall  be  at  once  cut  off. 

Approved  May  21,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  to  enable  owners  of  vehicles  to  convey  passengers  to  the  Cemetery 
grounds  on  the  30th  of  May,  1870. 

Whereas,  the  30th  day  of  this  month  is  set  apart  for  the  laudable  pur- 
pose of  decorating  with  flowers  the  graves  of  the  patriotic  dead,  and  with  a 
view  of  affording  ample  transit  to  the  public  for  visiting  the  several  ceme- 
teries at  Arlington  on  the  above  named  day  ; therefore,  be  it 


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Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  license  in  relation  to  hacks  and  other 
conveyances  of  passengers  be  suspended  on  and  during  the  30th  instant ; 
provided,  that  the  fare  charged  does  not  exceed  25  cents  for  each  grown 
person  and  12£  cents  for  each  child  under  12  years  of  age. 

Approved  May  21,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  relating  to  the  P and  West  street  Bridge. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Mayor  be  requested  to  confer  with 
the  Mayor  of  Washington,  and  if  possible  extend  the  time  for  receiving 
proposals  for  the  building  of  P and  West  street  bridge  to  the  20th  June 
next,  in  order  to  afford  adequate  time  for  bidders  to  make  up  their  estimates 
and  bids. 

Approved  May  28,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  in  reference  to  certain  street  improvements. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Street  Commissioner,  the  Surveyor, 
and  the  Chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Streets  be,  and  are  hereby,  re- 
quested to  make  an  estimate  of  the  cost  of  paving  First  street  from  High 
street  to  Warren  street ; and  also  of  paving  Washington  street  from  Gray 
street  to  the  north  side  of  Road  street  with  blue  stone ; also,  an  estimate  of 
paving  said  streets  with  Seneca  stone  ; also,  the  cost  of  gravelling  the  above 
named  streets  with  a substratum  of  ordinary  gravel,  with  a surface  layer  of 
white  gravel  not  less  than  three  inches  in  thickness,  and  report  to  this  Cor- 
poration as  soon  as  possible. 

Approved  May  28,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  in  relation  to  the  Post  Office. 

Whereas,  it  is  currently  reported  that  the  Postmaster  General  proposes 
to  abolish  the  Post  Office  in  this  city,  making  it  a branch  office  of  Wash- 
ington, with  or  without  the  carrier  system  ; therefore,  be  it 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown,  That  we  respectfully  but  most  earnestly  remon- 
strate against  such  proposed  change,  aud  the  committee  to  represent  the 
interests  of  this  city  before  Congress  are  hereby  requested  to  present  our 
remonstrance  to  the  Postmaster  General,  and  take  such  action  as  in  their 
judgment  may  seem  best  to  prevent  such  an  injustice  being  inflicted  upon 
our  people. 

Approved  May  28,  1871. 


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A RESOLUTION  repealing  the  seoond  section  of  an  ordinance  entitled  An  Ordinance  in 
relation  to  the  opening,  extension,  and  improvement  of  West  street,  approved  November 
26,  1869,  and  for  other  purposes. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  second  section  of  tho  ordinance  en- 
titled An  ordinance  in  relation  to  the  opening,  extension,  and  improvement 
of  West  street,  approved  November  26,  1869,  be,  and  the  same  is  hereby, 
repealed. 

Be  it  further  resolved , That  said  West  street,  opened  and  extended  as 
provided  for  in  the  first  section  of  said  ordinance,  after  the  grade  thereof 
shall  have  been  established  by  the  proper  Corporate  authorities,  shall  be 
guttered,  curbed,  and  gravelled  according  to  specifications  to  be  furnished 
by  the  Mayor ; and  said  work  shall  be  done  by  day’s  work,  under  the  super- 
vision and  direction  of  the  Chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Streets,  who 
shall  be  paid  for  his  services  three  dollars  per  day,  and  all  his  settlements 
shall  be  made  under  the  provisions  of  said  law  or  laws,  by  check  roll,  to  be 
paid  by  the  Clerk. 

Provided,  that  the  Chairman  of  the  Committee  of  Streets  may  contract, 
if  he  think  it  advisable,  for  the  curbing  and  guttering  herein  provided  for. 

Passed  May  27,  1870. 


AN  ORDINANCE  for  the  improvement  of  Fifth  and  Sixth  streets. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common 
Council  of  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  Sixth  street,  from  Mar- 
ket to  Fayette  streets,  and  Fifth  street,  from  Frederick  to  Fayette  streets, 
shall  be  opened,  graded,  guttered,  gravelled,  and  curbed  according  to  the 
grades  of  the  connecting  streets. 

Sec.  2.  Be  it  further  ordained , For  the  purpose  of  improving  said  streets, 
as  provided  in  the  preceding  section,  that  the  sum  of  one  dollar  and  fifty 
cents  ($1  50)  per  front  foot  be,  and  the  same  is  hereby,  imposed  and  levied 
on  all  lots  and  parts  of  lots  on  each  side  of  said  streets  between  the  said 
limits,  and  the  Collector  is  hereby  directed  to  proceed  and  collect  the  said 
tax  in  the  manner  prescribed  by  law,  on  or  before  the  1st  day  of  September, 
1870,  retaining  three  per  cent,  on  the  amount  collected  for  his  compensa- 
tion, and  that  the  same  be  done  by  day’s  work  under  the  supervision  of  the 
Chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Streets,  at  a per  diem  of  $3.  The  settlement 
to  be  made  by  pay-roll  with  the  Clerk,  on  the  order  of  the  Mayor. 

Provided , however,  that  the  Chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Streets  shall 
in  no  case  receive  a greater  per  diem  from  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown 
than  $3  for  each  and  every  day  he  is  employed  in  superintending  street 
work  ; that  is,  that  he  shall  in  no  case  receive  a per  diem  for  the  supervision 
of  more  than  one  street  at  any  one  time. 

Approved  June  4,  1870. 


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A RESOLUTION  in  favor  of  Dickson  & King. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Clerk  pay  to  the  order  of  Dick- 
son & King  the  sum  of  forty-six  dollars  and  fifty  cents  ($46  50)  in 
full  of  bill  for  fuel  for  Station  House,  Mayor’s  office,  and  Market  House,  to 
March  11th,  1870. 

Approved  June  4,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  to  pay  bill  of  McNerhany  & Waters. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Clerk  pay  to  the  order  of  Messrs. 
McNerhany  & Waters  thirty-four  dollars  and  two  cents,  in  settlement  of 
their  bill  for  plumber’s  work  done  at  the  Market  House  April  5th,  1870,  as 
per  bill  rendered. 

Approved  June  4, 1870. 


A RESOLUTION  instructing  the  Recorder. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Recorder  be,  and  he  is  hereby, 
requested  to  obtain  a decision  on  the  injunction  restraining  the  collection  of 
certain  taxes  levied  and  due  for  the  opening  and  improving  of  Stoddart  street, 
so  that  the  town  authorities  may  know  what  means  are  to  be  provided  for 
the  prosecution  and  completion  of  said  improvement. 

Approved  June  4,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  granting  certain  privileges  to  Sadler  & Drysdale. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  Sadler  & Drysdale,  publishers  of  the 
“ State  Gazette  of  Maryland  and  the  District  of  Columbia,”  are  hereby  per- 
mitted to  canvass  the  city  for  names,  subscriptions,  and  advertisements  for 
the  said  Gazette,  without  payment  of  fee  or  license  therefor,  and  the  Clerk 
is  hereby  authorized  to  return  to  the  said  Sadler  & Drysdale  the  amount  paid 
by  them  for  license. 

Approved  June  4,  1870. 


AN  ORDINANCE  providing  for  the  purchase  of  twenty  new  gas  lamps. 

Beit  ordained  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Coun- 
cil of  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown,  That  the  sum  of  two  hundred  and 
twenty-five  dollars,  ($225,)  or  so  much  thereof  as  may  be  necessary,  be,  and 


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the  same  is  hereby,  appropriated  to  enable  the  Mayor  to  purchase  twenty 
new  gas  lamps,  the  sum  expended  for  the  same  to  be  paid  by  the  Clerk  on 
proper  vouchers  approved  by  the  Mayor. 

Approved  June  4, 1870. 


A RESOLUTION  in  favor  of  Poe  & Seligson. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Alderman  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Clerk  be,  and  he  is  hereby,  directed 
to  pay  to  the  order  of  Poe  & Seligson  the  sum  of  nine  dollars  and  fifty  cents, 
the  amount  of  their  bill  of  June  10th,  for  stationery. 

Approved  June  18,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  instructing  the  Committee  to  represent  Georgetown  before  Congress. 

Resolvedby  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Committee  to  represent  the  interest 
of  this  town  before  Congress  be,  and  they  are  hereby,  instructed  to  wait 
upon  the  Senate  Committee  on  the  District  of  Columbia  and  the  members 
of  the  Senate,  and  remonstrate  respectfully  Jbut  earnestly  against  the  pas- 
sage of  the  bill  allowing  the  Baltimore  and  Potomac  Railroad  to  cross  the 
Potomac  river  on  the  Long  bridge. 

Approved  June  18,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  for  a loan  for  the  improvement  of  5th  and  6th  streets. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Mayor,  in  connection  with  the  Com- 
mittee of  Ways  and  Means,  is  requested  and  is  hereby  authorized  to  ne- 
gotiate a loan,  not  to  exceed  two  thousand  dollars,  ($2000,)  at  such  time  as 
may  be  necessary,  in  anticipation  of  taxes  to  be  collected,  to  go  on  with  the 
work  for  the  improvement  of  5th  and  6th  streets,  as  per  ordinance  approved 
June  4th,  1870. 

Approved  June  IS,  1870. 


AN  ORDINANCE  for  repairs  of  roads  leading  to  Falls  Bridge. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common 
Council  of  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  sum  of  one  hundred 
dollars,  ($100,)  or  as  much  thereof  as  may  be  necessary,  be,  and  the  same  is 
hereby,  appropriated  for  repairs  of  roads  leading  to  the  Falls  bridge,  the 
work  to  be  done  under  the  supervision  of  the  street  commissioner,  and  the 
Clerk  is  directed  to  pay  the  amount  to  the  order  of  the  Mayor  upon  the 
presentation,  of  proper  vouchers. 

Approved  June  18,  1870. 


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A RESOLUTION  authorizing  repairs  of  certain  stop-cocks. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Clerk  pay  to  the  order  of  the 
Mayor  fifty  dollars,  or  so  much  thereof  as  may  bo  necessary,  to  repair  the 
stop-cocks  on  Congress,  Washington,  and  Green  streets. 

Approved  July  2,  1870. 


AN  ORDINANCE  to  improve  Washington  street. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common 
Council  of  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown,  That  the  Mayor  be,  and  he  is 
hereby,  requested  to  have  Washington  street,  from  the  north  side  of  Gay 
street  to  the  north  side  of  Stoddart  street,  graded  and  gravelled,  the  gravel 
to  be  put  on  twelve  inches  thick,  and  rolled  as  put  on ; and  for  that  pur- 
pose eight  inches  of  common  gravel  and  four  inches  of  pure  Potomac  gravel 
shall  be  used ; the  work  to  be  done  under  the  supervision  of  the  Street 
Commissioner,  and  James  A.  Magruder  and  Henry  D.  Cooke  as  Assistant 
Commissioners ; and  to  be  paid  for  out  of  the  general  fund  by  the  Clerk 
upon  the  order  of  the  Mayor;  and  the  Mayor,  in  connection  with  the  Com- 
mittee of  Ways  and  Means,  is  hereby  authorized  to  raise  the  necessary  funds 
for  the  work. 

Approved  July  2,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  to  repai  pumps,  Ac. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Chairman  of  the  Committee  on 
Pumps  be,  and  he  is  hereby,  authorized  to  have  pump  on  Fayette  near 
Eighth  street,  also  pump  corner  of  Montgomery  and  Beall  streets,  put  in 
complete  order ; and  further,  to  have  drinking  cups  or  ladles  attached  to 
all  the  pumps  in  the  Corporation  limits ; and  that  the  sum  of  fifty  dollars, 
or  so  much  thereof  as  may  be  necessary,  be  appropriated  for  doing  the  work,  s 
and  the  Clerk  of  the  Corporation  is  directed  to  pay  the  same  to  the  order 
of  the  Chairman  of  said  Committee,  he  furnishing  proper  vouchers. 

Approved  July  2,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  providing  for  the  Mayor’s  Contingent  Fund. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  sum  of  two  hundred  dollars  be, 
and  is  hereby,  appropriated  for  the  Mayor’s  contingent  fund. 

Approved  July  2,  1870. 


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A RESOLUTION  in  favor  of  the  Evening  Star  Newspaper  Company. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Clerk  pay  to  the  order  of  the 
Evening  Star  Newspaper  Company  the  sum  of  $23  46,  the  amount  of  their 
bill  for  publishing  Tax  Collector’s  notice,  June  8,  1870. 

Approved  July  2,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  making  an  appropriation  for  the  Market  Master  as  his  contingent  fund. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown,  That  the  sum  of  thirty  dollars  be,  and  is 
hereby,  appropriated,  as  a contingent  fund  for  the  Market  Master,  to  be 
paid  by  the  Clerk  to  his  order,  accompanied  by  proper  vouchers. 

Approved  July  2, 1870. 

A RESOLUTION  in  favor  of  McNerhany  & Waters. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and* Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Clerk  pay  To  the  order  of  McNerhany 
& Waters  the  sum  of  one  hundred  and  seven  dollars  aud  fifty-six  cents, 
($107  56,)  being  the  amount  of  their  account  for  services  rendered  from 
April  5th  to  May  30th,  1870,  inclusive. 

Approved  July  2,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  in  relation  to  the  organization  of  the  Police  Court  of  the  District  of 

Columbia. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown,  That  the  Mayor  of  Georgetown  be,  and 
he  is  hereby,  authorized  to  join  with  the  Mayor  of  Washington  and  the 
President  of  the  Levy  Court  of  the  county  of  Washington,  or  other  duly 
authorized  agents  of  the  city  and  county  of  Washington  respectively,  ia 
executing  a proper  lease  for  a building  suitable  for  holding  the  Police 
Court  of  the  District  of  Columbia,  and  to  make  in  connection  with  said 
officers  or  agents  such  arrangements  as  are  contemplated  in  the  Act  of  Con- 
gress establishing  said  Court. 

Approved  July  2,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  to  place  a lamp-post  and  lamp  at  the  east  side  of  Montgomery  street,, 
near  the  corner  of  Olive  street. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of 
the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Mayor  be,  and  he  is  hereby,  re- 
quested to  have  a lamp-post  and  lamp  placed  on  the  east  side  of  Montgomery 
street,  near  Olive  street. 

Approved  July  2,  1870. 


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A RESOLUTION  directing  a railing  to  be  put  up  at  the  foot  of  Market  space. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Street  Commissioner  be.  and  he  is 
hereby,  authorized  and  directed  to  erect  a substantial  wooden  railing  from 
the  upper  side  of  the  bridge  crossing  the  canal  at  the  foot  of  Market  space, 
and  that  the  Clerk  be  authorized  to  pay  for  the  same  on  such  proper 
vouchers  as  may  be  presented  for  doing  the  work. 

Approved  July  2,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  authorizing  the  Mayor  to  have  the  street  lamps  repaired. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Mayor  be,  and  he  is  hereby,  author- 
ized to  have  the  street  lamps  kept  in  proper  repair,  and  to  supply  new  lamps 
when  necessary ; and  the  Clerk  is  hereby  authorized  to  pay  the  expense  of 
the  same  to  the  order  of  the  Mayor,  upon  proper  vouchers. 

Approved  July  2,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  fixing  a time  for  adjourning  the  two  Boards. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  when  the  two  Boards  adjourn  on  Friday 
evening,  the  22d  of  this  month,  it  shall  be  until  the  first  Monday  in 
December,  1870. 

Approved  Jnly  9,  1870.  . 


A RESOLUTION  directing  the  renair  of  High  street  Wharf. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  ihe 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Commissioner  of  Streets  be,  and  he 
hereby  is,  instructed  to  have  the  wharf  at  the  foot  of  High  street  rebuilt  to 
the  same  height  as  the  wharf  on  the  east  side  of  said  street. 

Resolved  further,  That  the  surface  of  the  street  be  paved  with  cobble 
stones  where  they  have  become  displaced  between  Water  street  and  the 
wharf  in  such  a way  as  to  throw  the  water  from  both  sides  of  High  street 
to  the  east  side  at  its  extremity. 

Resolved  further , That  five  hundred  dollars,  ($500,)  or  so  much  thereof 
as  may  be  necessary,  be,  and  the  same  hereby  is,  appropriated  out  of  the 
general  fund  to  pay  for  the  same,  and  that  the  Clerk  is  hereby  instructed  to 
pay  for  the  work  upon  presentation  of  proper  vouchers. 

Approved  July  9,  1870. 

A RESOLUTION  in  relation  to  tho  repair  of  fire-plugs  and  hydrants. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Mayor  be,  and  is  hereby,  authorized 


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to  have  the  hydrants  and  fire-plugs  of  this  town  kept  in  proper  repair,  and 
the  Clerk  is  authorized  to  pay  for  such  repairs  under  the  order  of  the  Mayor. 

Approved  July  9,  1870. 

A RESOLUTION  providing  for  sweeping  and  lighting  Market  House. 

Resoloed  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  sum  of  seventy-five  dollars  be,  and 
the  same  is  hereby,  appropriated  for  sweeping  and  lighting  the  Market 
House,  to  be  paid  by  the  Clerk  to  the  order  of  the  Market  Master,  on 
presentation  of  proper  vouchers,  provided  the  average  amount  paid  shall 
not  be  more  than  twelve  dollars  and  fifty  cents  per  month. 

Approved  July  9,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  in  favor  of  John  W.  Gross. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  {Georgetown,  That  the  Clerk  pay  to  the  order  of  John  W. 
Gross  seventeen  dollars  and  fifty  cents,  amount  of  his  bill  ef  July  8th,  for 
removing  dead  animals. 

Approved  July  9,  1870. 

A RESOLUTION  to  pay  the  bill  of  the  Georgetown  Courier. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Clerk  pay  to  the  order  of  John  D. 
McGill  the  sum  of  forty  dollars,  the  amount  of  bill  of  July  15,  1870,  fo? 
advertising  street  contracts  from  April  30th  to  the  present  time,  and  print- 
ing 100  copies  of  the  lleport  of  the  Sinking  Fund  Commissioners. 

Approved  July  23,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  to  purchase  a wpgon  for  the  Eire  Department. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  sum  of  seventy-five  dollars,  or  so 
much  thereof  as  may  be  necessary,  be,  and  is  hereby,  appropriated  to  pur- 
chase a wagon  for  the  use  of  the  Fire  Department,  the  same  to  be  purchased 
by  the  Mayor,  and  the  Clerk  is  hereby  authorized  to  pay  the  same  to  hi*3 
order,  on  presenting  proper  vouchers. 

Approved  July  23,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  to  pay  bill  of  Norris  & Gladmon. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Clerk  pay  to  the  order  of  Norris  dr 
Gladmon  seventeen  dollars,  the  amount  of  their  bill  of  July  1st,  for  convey- 
ing paupers  to  hospital. 

Approved  July  23,  1870. 


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A RESOLUTION  to  pay  certain  claims  against  the  Fire  Department. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  sum  of  two  hundred  and  two  dollars 
and  fifty-four  cents  be,  and  the  same  is  hereby,  appropriated  to  pay  expenses 
of  the  Fire  Department,  as  per  bills  rendered,  to  July  1st,  1870  ; aud  that 
the  Clerk  be  authorized  to  pay  the  money,  as  follows  : To  Beall  & Shoe- 
maker $116  49  for  feed  furnished;  to  Wm.  T.  Herron  $1  44  for  bill  of  sun- 
dries ; to  Walsh  & Lynch  $36  for  horse-shoeing;  to  Wm.  T.  Duvall  $6  for 
blacksmith’s  work;  to  Wm.  H.  Tenney  $16  76  for  bill  of  sundries;  to  John 
E.  Cox  $12  for  40  lbs.  of  grease;  to  Geo.  W.  Cropley  $8  35  ; and  to  W. 
J.  Gill  $5  50  for  express  collar,  &c. 

Approved  July  23,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  authorizing  a loan  for  the  improvement  of  5th  and  6th  streets. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Comyion  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Mayor,  in  connection  with  the  Com- 
mittee of  Ways  and  Means,  is  requested  and  hereby  authorized  to  negotiate 
a loan  not  to  exceed  one  thousand  dollars,  at  such  time  as  may  be  neces- 
sary, in  anticipation  of  taxes  to  be  collected,  to  go  on  with  the  work  for  the 
improvement  of  5th  and  6th  streets,  in  accordance  with  the  ordinance  ap- 
proved June  5,  1870. 

Approved  July  23,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  in  relation  to  petition  of  W.  Ilomiller,  Kengla,  and  others. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the  \ 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  petition  of  W.  Homiller,  Kengla,  and 
others,  asking  a license  from  the  Corporation  to  carry  on  the  business  of 
marketing  within  the  limits  of  the  Corporation,  be,  and  is  hereby,  refeired 
to  the  Recorder  (of  the  Corporation)  for  his  opinion  of  the  power  and  duty 
of  the  Corporation  in  relation  to  the  same,  with  the  request  that  he  com- 
municate his  said  opinion  to  the  two  Boards  on  Friday  next,  July  22d  inst. 

Approved  July  23,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  for  gravelling  High  street. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  sum  of  five  hundred  dollars,  or  as 
much  thereof  as  may  be  necessary,  be,  aud  the  same  is  hereby,  appropriated 
for  gravelling  High  street  from  Mr.  Eliason’s  to  the  boundary  line,  the 
same  to  be  expended  under  the  supervision  of  John  H.  Newman,  and  the 
amount  expended  be  paid  by  the  Clerk  on  proper  vouchers  for  said  expendi- 
tures. 

Approved  July  23,  1870. 


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A RESOLUTION  to  extend  the  time  to  pay  the  notes  due  on  benches  in  the  market-house. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  The 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Clerk  be,  and.  he  is  hereby,  directed  to 
extend  the  time  to  pay  the  notes  due  on  benches  in  the  Market  on  July 
first,  1870,  to  October  first,  1870. 

Approved  July  23,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  to  repair  pumps. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Mayor  be,  and  he  is  hereby,  directed 
to  have  the  pump  in  Cox’s  alley  and  the  pump  at  Dunbarton  and  Wash- 
ington streets  repaired  and  put  in  good  order,  and  the  Clerk  is  authorized 
to  pay  for  the  same  on  presentation  of  proper  vouchers. 

Approved  July  23,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  to  license  a branch  market. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  thj 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Clerk  of  the  Corporation  be,  and  he 
is  hereby,  authorized  and  instructed  to  grant  a branch  market  license  to  S. 
L.  Davis,  to  do  business  at  No.  53  Dunbarton  street,  upon  the  payment  of 
the  usual  fee. 

Approved  July  23,  1870. 

A RESOLUTION  amending  a certain  ordinance. 

Resolvedby  the  Board  of  Alderman  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
\ Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  ordinance  approved  July  2d,  1870, 
[entitled  “ An  ordinance  to  improve  Washington  street,”  be,  and  the  same  is 
[hereby,  amended  by  striking  out  the  words  the  Street  Commissioner,”  and 
[inserting  the  name  of  G-eo.  W.  Beall  as  one  of  the  three  commissioners  for 
;the  improvement  of  Washington  street,  and  that  the  Clerk  make  payments 
for  work  on  said  street  ouly  on  pay-rolls  approved  by  a majority  of  the  com- 
missioners. 

Approved  July  23,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  to  settle  claim  of  Garrity  & Williams. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
* Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Clerk  be,  and  he  is  hereby,  authorized 
to  settle  the  claim  of  Messrs.  G-arrity  & Williams  for  work  done  on  Stoddard 
Street,  between  Congress  and  High  streets,  amounting,  as  per  bill  of  July  8, 
1870,  to  the  sum  of  thirteen  hundred  and  ninety-two  dollars  and  nineteen 
sents,  by  passing  to  them  the  obligations  of  this  Corporation,  to  bear  six  per 
"cent,  interest  per  annum,  for  said  amount,  the  said  obligations  to  be  given 
by  the  Clerk  on  such  terms  as  will  enable  him  to  pay  them  at  maturity. 

Approved  July  23,  1870. 


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A RESOLUTION  in  relation  to  the  Sinking  Fund. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  recommendations  contained  in  the 
report  of  the  Committee  of  the  Commissioners  of  the  Sinking  Fund,  dated 
June  29th,  1870,  and  approved  by  said  Commissioners,  (embodied  in  the 
following  resolutions,)  be,  and  they  are  hereby,  adopted  : — 

Resolved  further , That  the  Clerk  be,  and  is  hereby,  authorized  to  redeem 
and  cancel  quarterly  seven  hundred  and  fifty  dollars  of  the  stock  of  this 
Corporation,  and  is  also  authorized  to  redeem  the  notes  of  this  Corporation 
as  presented,  to  the  amount  of  two  hundred  dollars,  until  further  directed. 

Resolved  further,  That  the  office  of  Commissioners  of  the  Sinking  Fund 
be,  and  is  hereby,  abolished,  and  they  are  requested  to  turn  over  to  the  Clerk 
of  this  Corporation  the  books  and  papers  relating  to  said  fund,  and  are  also 
requested  to  deliver  the  stock  in  their  possession  to  the  Clerk  of  this  Cor- 
poration, who  is  hereby  directed  to  cancel  the  same. 

Approved  July  23,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  to  amend  a resolution  in  relation  to  the  petition  of  W.  Homiller,  Kengla, 

and  others. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  resolution  in  relation  to  the  petition 
of  W.  Homiller,  Kengla,  and  others,  be  so  amended  as  to  require  the  Re- 
corder to  report  his  opinion  thereon  at  the  first  special  session  of  this  Cor- 
poration occurring  after  this  date. 

Approved  July  23,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  to  pay  expenses  of  Register  of  Wills. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Clerk  be,  and  hereby  is,  authorized 
to  pay  A.  Webster,  Register  of  Wills,  the  sum  of  ninety-seven  dollars  and 
eighty-eight  cents  for  books,  stationery,  and  furniture  for  the  use  of  said 
Register’s  office  from  October  1,  1809,  to  September  1,  1870  ; said  sum 
being  two-fifteenths  of  the  sum  due  by  this  Corporation  in  compliance  with 
act  of  Congress  of  May  28,  1824. 

Approved  September  17,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  to  complete  the  repairs  on  High  and  Road  streets. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  sum  of  four  hundred  dollars  be,  and 
is  hereby,  appropriated  to  complete  the  repairs  on  High  and  Road  streets, 
to  be  paid  by  the  Clerk  out  of  the  general  fund,  to  the  order  of  Henry  I). 
Cooke,  James  A.  Magruder,  and  George  W.  Beall,  or  a majority  of  them. 
Approved  September  17,  1870. 


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A RESOLUTION  providing  for  the  Mayor’s  contingent  fund. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  sum  of  three  hundred  dollars  be,  and 
is  hereby,  appropriated  for  the  Mayor’s  contingent  fund. 

Approved  September  17,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  amending  a resolution  passed  May  27th,  1870,  amending  an  ordinance 
approved  November  26,  1869,  in  relation  to  the  opening,  extension,  and  improvement  of 
West  street. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  resolution  passed  May  27,  1870,  be, 
and  is  hereby,  amended,  appointing  Henry  D.  Cooke,  James  A.  Magruder, 
and  George  W.  Beall  commissioners,  in  connection  with  the  chairman  of 
the  Committee  on  Streets,  to  carry  out  all  the  provisions  and  purposes  of 
the  resolution  to  which  this  is  an  amendment ; all  payments  to  be  made  by 
the  Clerk  on  the  order  of  a majority  of  said  commissioners. 

Resolved  further , That  in  case  the  tax  levied  for  the  improvement  of  the 
above-named  street  shall  not  be  sufficient  to  pay  for  the  work,  the  Mayor 
be,  and  he  is  hereby,  authorized  to  raise  funds  on  the  credit  of  the  Corpora- 
tion to  pay  such  deficiency.  All  resolutions  and  parts  of  resolutions  in  con- 
flict with  this  amendment  be,  and  are  hereby,  repealed. 

Approved  September  17,  1870. 


A SUPPLEMENT  to  the  Ordinance  approved  June  4th,  1870,  for  the  improvemeut  of  Fifth 

and  Sixth  streets. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council 
of  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  further  sum  of  fifty  cents  per 
front  foot  is  hereby  levied  and  imposed  on  all  lots  and  parts  of  lots  on  Sixth 
street  from  Market  street  to  Fayette  street,  and  on  Fifth  street  from  Fred- 
erick street  to  Fayette  street,  for  the  purpose  of  grading,  curbing,  and  gut- 
tering said  streets;  and  the  Clerk  is  hereby  directed  to  furnish  the  Collector 
with  a list  of  all  lots  and  parts  of  lots  subject  to  the  above  tax;  and  the 
Collector  is  hereby  directed  to  collect  said  tax  in  the  manner  prescribed  by 
law  by  the  first  day  of  December.  1870,  and  pay  the  same  to  the  Clerk  of 
the  Corporation,  retaining  three  per  cent,  of  the  amount  collected  as  his 
compensation. 

Be  it  further  ordained , That  the  Mayor  is  authorized  to  negotiate  a loan 
to  pay  for  work  on  the  above-named  streets,  not  exceeding  two  thousand 
dollars,  on  the  credit  of  this  Corporation. 

Approved  September  17,  1870. 


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A RESOLUTION  for  flag  footway  on  north  side  of  Beall  street,  at  the  intersection  of 

Montgomery  street. 

Resolved  by  the  Board,  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Mayor  is  hereby  authorized  to  cause 
a flag  footway  to  be  laid  on  the  north  side  of  Beall  street,  at  the  intersection 
of  Montgomery  street,  and  the  sum  of  fifty  dollars,  ($50,)  or  so  much  thereof 
as  may  be  necessary,  be,  and  the  same  is  hereby,  appropriated,  to  be  paid  by 
the  Clerk  on  the  order  of  the  Mayor. 

Approved  October  S,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  to  erect  a pump  on  Frederick  street. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Mayor  be,  and  he  is  hereby,  author- 
ized to  have  a pump  erected  on  Frederick  street  above  Eighth,  according  to 
the  desire  of  the  petitioners,  and  the  Clerk  is  authorized  to  pay  for  the  same 
on  presentation  of  proper  vouchers. 

Approved  October  8,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  in  relation  to  the  insurance  of  the  “ Town  House." 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  sum  of  forty  dollars,  or  so  much 
thereof  as  may  be  necessary,  be,  and  the  same  is  hereby,  appropriated,  to  be 
paid  by  the  Clerk  to  the  order  of  the  Mayor,  for  the  purpose  of  effecting  an 
insurance  upon  the  property  known  as  the  Town  House,  and  now  in  the 
occupancy  of  John  Lang;  and  that  the  Clerk  be,  and  is  hereby,  directed  to 
charge  said  amount  against  said  property. 

Approved  October  8,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  to  pay  certain  claims. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Clerk  pay  to  the  order  of  the  “ Even- 
ing Star  Newspaper  Company”  one  hundred  and  eighty  dollars  and  four 
cents,  for  advertising  Tax  Lists  from  July  12th  to  August  24th,  1870,  in- 
clusive; to  the  order  of  H.  W.  Brewer,  Surveyor,  one  hundred  and  forty- 
eight  dollars,  in  full  for  service  from  November  12th,  1869,  to  September 
14th,  1870,  inclusive;  to  the  order  of  Wm.  A.  Herron  twenty-four  dollars 
and  twenty-five  cents  for  blank  books  and  ledgers  furnished  Tax  Collector 
May  5th  and  18th,  1870. 

Approved  October  8,  1870. 


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A RESOLUTION  to  settle  the  claims  of  the  Coroner. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Clerk  be,  and  hereby  is,  authorized  to 
settle  the  claims  of  the  Coroner  up  to  the  30th  of  September,  1870,  as  now 
provided  by  law  and  upon  the  presentation  of  proper  vouchers. 

Approved  November  19,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  relating  to  Markets. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Committee  on  Markets  of  the  Board 
of  Common  Council  and  the  Recorder  be,  and  are  hereby,  instructed  to 
draft  and  report  an  ordinance  and  resolution  for  the  purpose  of  submitting 
to  the  vote  of  the  people  at  the  next  annual  election  the  question  of  free 
markets. 

Approved  November  19,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  appropriating  $200  to  aid  in  repairing  the  bridge  usually  called  the 

“ Chain  Bridge.” 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  sum  of  two  hundred  dollars  be,  and 
the  same  is  hereby,  appropriated,  to  be  paid  by  the  Clerk  to  the  order  of 
the  Mayor,  to  aid  in  paying  for  the  repairs  of  the  Chain  bridge. 

Approved  November  19,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  to  pay  the  expenses  of  the  Poor  and  Workhouse  for  tlm  quarter  ending 

June  30,  1870. 

Resolved'  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Clerk  pay  to  the  order  of  M.  V. 
Buckey  and  C.  A.  Offutt,  Trustees  of  the  Poor  and  Workhouse,  one  thousand 
and  twenty-six  dollars  and  forty  cents,  (Si, 026  40,)  amount  of  expenses  of 
the  Poor  and  Workhouse  for  the  quarter  ending  June  30,  1870. 

Approved  November  19,  1870., 


A RESOLUTION  providing  for  foot  pavements  on  Stoddard  street. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  proprietors  of  all  lots  and  parts  of 
lots  on  the  north  side  of  Stoddard  street,  from  the  east  line  of  Congress 
street  east  to  where  the  pavements  are  now  in  good  order,  shall,  by  or  before 
the  15th  day  of  December  next,  pave  or  cause  to  be  paved  the  footways  in 
front  of  his  or  her  premises,  with  hard  paving  bricks,  on  six  inches  of  sharp 
sand,  to  the  width  of  not  less  than  six  feet  from  the  curb,  to  be  uniform 
throughout,  and  approved  by  the  Commissioner  of  Streets. 


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Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  resolved , That  on  the  said  fifteenth  day  of  De- 
cember next,  if  not  previously  done,  the  Commissioner  of  Streets  be,  and  he 
is  hereby,  directed  to  have  said  pavement  laid  by  the  lowest  responsible 
bidder,  as  directed  in  section  first,  the  cost  of  which  so  expended  is  hereby 
assessed  as  a tax  on  said  property,  and  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Tax  Col- 
lector to  collect  such  tax  immediately,  and  pay  over  the  same  as  collected 
to  the  Corporation  Clerk,  retaining  three  per  centum  thereof  for  his  ser- 
vices, to  be  charged  on  the  cost  of  pavement  and  included  in  the  tax. 

Sec.  3.  And  be  it  further  resolved , That  the  Clerk  be,  and  he  is  hereby, 
directed  to  pay  the  said  taxes  to  the  order  of  the  Commissioner  of  Streets 
on  proper  vouchers. 

Approved  November  19,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  iu  relation  to  the  Stalls  in  the  Market-House. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Clerk  be,  and  he  is  hereby,  authorized 
to  rent  the  stalls  in  the  market-house  not  now  rented  to  such  persons  and 
for  such  purposes  as  in  his  judgment  he  may  think  best,  with  the  advice 
aDd  consent  of  the  Mayor;  and  all  laws  and  parts  of  laws  inconsistent  with 
this  resolution  be,  and  the  same  are  hereby,  repealed. 

Approved  December  6,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  to  pay  McNerhany  & Waters  for  repairs  on  Water  Works. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Alder  mm.  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Clerk  be,  and  he  is  hereby,  authorized 
to  pay  to  the  order  of  McNerhany  & Waters  the  sum  of  sixty-seven  dollars 
and  sixteen  cents  for  work  done  on  water  works  from  June  20  to  July  7, 
1870,  as  per  bill  rendered. 

Approved  December  6,  1870. 


AN  ORDINANCE  in  relation  to  the  Weight  of  Bread. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council 
of  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  from  and  after  the  first  day  of 
January,  1871,  all  bakers’  bread  sold  or  offered  for  sale  within  the  limits  of 
this  Corporation  shall  weigh  sixteen  ounces  to  the  single  loaf  and  thirty- 
two  ounces  to  the  double  loaf. 

Sec.  2.  And  be  it  further  ordained , That  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the 
Market  Master  to  examine  the  bread  offered  for  sale  at  least  once  in  each 
and  every  month,  and  the  person  or  persons  offering  bread  of  light  weight 
shall  be  fined  a sum  of  not  less  than  five  nor  more  than  ten  dollars  for  each 
and  every  offence;  said  fine  to  be  collected  in  the  usual  manner. 

Approved  December  17,  1870. 


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A RESOLUTION  to  pay  bill  of  the  Georgetown  Courier. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  oj  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Clerk  be,  and  he  is  hereby,  authorized, 
to  pay  to  the  publisher  of  the  Georgetown  Courier  the  sum  of  $32  75  for 
printing,  as  per  bill  rendered  December  17,  1870. 

Approved  December  17,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  in  relation  to  the  Night  and  Day  Scavengers. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  from  and  after  the  first  day  of  January,. 
1871,  the  offices  of  night  and  day  scavengers  be.  and  they  are  hereby,  de- 
clared vacant,  and  the  two  boards  shall  proceed  in  convention,  on  the  first 
Monday  in  January,  to  elect  two  suitable  persons  to  fill  the  said  vacancies,, 
and  on  the  first  Monday  of  January  in  each  succeeding  year  thereafter — - 
the  bills  of  the  street  scavenger  to  be  paid  on  the  order  of  the  Mayor,  and* 
all  laws  and  parts  of  laws  contrary  thereto  are  hereby  repealed!. 

Approved  December  1 7,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  to  pa<y  certain  claims. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Clerk  be,  and  he  is  hereby,  authorized 
to  pay  to  the  order  of  William  Clabaugh  the  sum  of  eighty  dollars  and  five 
cents  for  money  expended  in  1869  for  repair  of  High  street  wharf;  to  the 
order  of  Norris  & Gfladmon  the  sum  of  $22  00 ; to  the  order  of  W.  H.  and 
J.  L.  Simms  the  sum  of  $115  34;  and  to  the  order  of  A.  Koch  the  sum  of 
$21  75,  as  per  bills  rendered. 

Approved  December  17,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  to  make  an  appropriation  to  pay  the  expenses  of  the  Firo  Department  at 
the  celebration  to  take  place  on  Wednesday  night  next. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  sum  of  sixty  dollars  be,  and  is  hereby, 
appropriated  to  pay  expenses  of  the  Fire  Department  at  the  celebration  on 
Wednesday  night  next,  and  the  Clerk  is  hereby  directed  to  pay  the  same  ta 
the  order  of  the  Chief  of  the  Department. 

Approved  December  17,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  making  an  appropriation  to  repair  the  Market-House  roof. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  sum  of  six  hundred  dollars  (or  so 
much  thereof  as  may  be  necessary, ube,  and  the  same  is  hereby,  appropriated 


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out  of  the  market-house  fund  to  repair  the  market-house  roof,  the  work  to 
be  done  under  the  direction  of  the  Market-House  Committee,  in  connection 
with  the  Mayor,  and  the  Clerk  is  authorized  to  pay  the  same  to  their  order, 
or  a majority  of  them,  on  presentation  of  proper  vouchers. 

Approved  December  17,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  for  the  relief  of  the  out-door  poor 
Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Clerk  pay  to  the  order  of  the  Treas- 
urer of  the  Female  Union  Benevolent  Society  two  hundred  dollars,  to  aid 
said  Society  in  their  efforts  to  relieve  the  wants  of  the  poor  of  the  town 
during  the  coming  winter. 

Approved  December  17,  1870. 

A RESOLUTION  to  inciease  the  pay  of  the  Market  Master. 

Besolvedby  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  salary  of  the  Market  Master  be,  and 
it  is  hereby,  established  at  six  hundred  dollars  ($600)  per  annum,  payable 
monthly  by  the  Clerk,  from  the  first  day  of  January,  1871. 

Approved  December  17,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  in  relation  to  the  Long  Bridge. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Mayor  be,  and  he  is  hereby,  requested 
to  cause  an  examination  to  be  made  of  the  work  now  in  progress  of  con- 
struction at  the  Long  Bridge,  and  report  to  this  Corporation  whether,  in  his 
opinion,  it  is  being  done  in  such  a manner  as  to  obstruct  the  free  naviga- 
tion of  the  Potomac  river,  or  in  any  other  way  injure  the  property  of  the 
citizens  of  Georgetown. 

Approved  December  17,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  to  pay  the  bill  of  Chas.  S.  English. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Clerk  pay  Mr.  Charles  S.  English 
five  dollars  and  seventy-two  cents,  the  amount  of  his  bill  for  material  fur- 
nished to  repair  pumps. 

Approved  December  24,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  instructing  the  Recorder. 

Whereas  it  is  well  known  that  gross  violations  of  cleanliness  are  being 
committed  daily,  by  certain  millers  using  and  reusing  second-hand  barrels 
for  packing  flour  and  other  breadstuff’s,  and  that  if  this  evil  is  permitted  to 


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continue  it  will  be  detrimental  to  the  health  of  our  community ; and  whereas 
it  is  desirable  that  all  new  flour  and  other  breadstuff's  should  be  packed  in 
clean,  wholesome  barrels  : Therefore  be  it 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown,  That  the  Recorder  be  instructed  to  examine 
and  report,  by  bill  or  otherwise,  whether  any,  and  what,  legislation  is  neces- 
sary to  secure  the  public  against  those  practices,  that  the  laws  may  be  so 
modified  so  as  to  reach  those  evils  at  the  earliest  period  practicable. 

Approved  December  24,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  to  pay  bills  of  Robert  Williams  and  W.  L.  Fletcher. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  sum  of  forty-eight  dollars  and  twelve 
cents,  to  pay  bill  of  Robert  Williams,  and  the  sum  of  twelve  dollars  and 
seventy-five  cents,  to  pay  bill  of  W.  L.  Fletcher,  be,  and  the  same  are 
hereby,  appropriated,  and  the  Clerk  is  hereby  instructed  to  pay  the  same 
upon  presentation  of  proper  vouchers,  approved  by  the  Mayor. 

Approved  December  24,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  to  pay  the  expenses  of  the  Fire  Department. 

Resolved  by ; the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Clerk  be,  and  he  is  hereby,  author- 
ized to  pay  to  the  order  of  Beall  & Shoemaker  the  sum  of  $1.14  78;  to  the 
order  of  Beck  & Proby  the  sum  of  $17  40 ; to  the  order  of  Jenkin  Thomas 
$4  80;  to  the  order  of  G.  W.  Cropley  $9  60;  to  the  order  of  William  T. 
Herron  $6  63;  to  the  order  of  Mayfield  & Heiston  $4  50;  to  the  order  of 
Walsh  & Lynch  $18  00;  and  to  the  order  of  E.  Tewkes  $3  06,  as  per  their 
several  bills  rendered. 

Approved  December  24,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  to  pay  James  Garrity  for  gravelling  Road  street. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  sum  of  eighty-four  dollars  and  eighty 
cents  be,  and  the  same  is  hereby,  appropriated  to  pay  bill  of  James  Garrity 
for  gravelling  Road  street,  and  the  Clerk  is  hereby  instructed  to  pay  the 
s ame  upon  presentation  of  proper  vouchers,  approved  by  the  Mayor. 

Approved  December  24,  1870. 


A RESOLUTION  in  favor  of  B.  F.  Hunt. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown,  That  the  Clerk  pay  to  B.  F.  Hunt  seventy- 
seven  dollars  and  sixty  cents,  for  gravel  furnished  by  him. 

Approved  December  24,  1870. 


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A RESOLUTION  in  favor  of  S.  II.  Sherman. 

Resolved  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council  of  the 
Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Clerk  pay  to  the  order  of  S.  H.  Sher- 
man one  hundred  dollars,  in  full  for  his  services  as  Harbor  Master  during 
the  year  1869. 

Approved  December  24,  1870. 


AN  ORDINANCE  for  the  relief  of  Mortimer  Williams. 

Beit  ordained  by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of  Common  Council 
of  the  Corporation  of  Georgetown , That  the  Recorder  be,  and  he  is  hereby, 
authorized  to  compromise  the  suit  of  Mortimer  Williams  against  this  Cor- 
poration for  injuries  received  from  an  alleged  defect  in  Washington  street, 
prior  to  its  improvement,  by  the  payment  of  a sum  not  to  exceed  seven 
hundred  dollars  ($700  00.) 

Sec.  2.  The  Clerk  is  hereby  authorized  to  pay  the  above  sum  for  the 
purpose  specified,  on  the  order  of  the  Recorder  : Provided , That  nothing 
herein  contained  shall  be  construed  as  a precedent  against  this  Corporation 
in  similar  cases  hereafter. 

Approved  December  24,  1870 


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OFFICERS  OF  THE  CORPORATION. 


H.  M.  SWEENY 

WILLIAM  LAIRD 

GEO.  W.  REALL 

Board  of  Aldermen. 

C.  F.  PECK,  Recorder  and  Prest.,  JAMES  A.  MAGRUDER, 

HENRY  D.  COOKE,  G.  P.  FISHER. 

JOHN  E.  COX,  Vacancy. 

Board,  of  Common  Council. 

GEO.  W.  BEALL,  Prest.,  A.  L.  GRIMES, 

PETER  BERRY,  WM.  MARBURY, 

W.  W.  CURTIS,  ESAU  PICKRELL, 

G.  W.  CASILEAR,  W.  L.  DUNLOP, 

W.  R.  COLLINS,  W.  N.  FULLER, 

A.  M.  GANGEWER. 

I.  L.  PARKHURST,  Clerk  to  Common  Council. 

J.  H.  FERGUSON,  Messenger  to  the  two  Boards  and  to  Mayor  and  Clerk. 
HENRY  W.  BREWER,  Surveyor. 

COLUMBUS  THOMAS,  Inspector  and  Marker  of  Lumber. 

A.  L.  GRIMES,  Market  Master. 

DANIEL  McCANN,  Flour  Inspector. 

J.  C.  JOHNSON,  Gauger  of  Spirituous  Liquors  and  Inspector  of  Salted 
Provisions. 

PHILIP  COAKLEY,  Weigher  of  Hay,  Straw,  and  Fodder. 

M.  V.  BUCKEY,  Police  Magistrate. 

HENRY  DADE,  ^ 

M V BUCKEY  f Trusfcees  of  the  P°or- 

S.  H.  SHERMAN,  Harbor  Master. 

JNOr  H.  NEWMAN,  Commissioner  of  Streets  and  Water  Engineer. 
HENRY  BURROWS,  Wood  Corder  and  Measurer. 

CHARLES  LEMON,  Chimney  Sweep. 

J.  DAVENPORT,  Street  Scavenger. 

ALFRED  POPE,  Night  Scavenger. 


Mayor. 

Clerk  and  Treasurer. 

Tax  Collector. 


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Guardians  of  the  Georgetown  Schools. 

ANTHONY  HYDE,  WM.  DUNLOP, 

G.  W.  BEALL,  W.  W.  CURTIS, 

JNO.  E.  COX,  W.  C.  MAGEE, 

C.  S.  RAMSBURG. 

Assessors. 

MORRIS  ADLER, 

W.  A.  KING. 

Board  of  Appeals. 

W.  A.  HUTCHINS, 

E.  J.  SHOEMAKER. 

Trustees  of  Corcoran  Charity. 

W.  S.  COX,  H.  D.  COOKE, 

ANTHONY  HYDE. 

Board  of  Health. 

3d  Precinct. 

Dr.  L.  MACKALL,  Jr., 
WM.  CLABAUGH, 

G.  W.  ORME. 

4th  Precinct. 

Dr.  H.  MAGRUDER, 
E.  PICKRELL, 

J.  J.  KANE. 

Fire  Commissioners. 

II.  M.  SWEENY,  Mayor, 

W.  T.  DUVALL, 

WM.  CLABAUGH, 


APPOINTMENTS  BY  THE  MAYOR. 

Commissioners  of  Flour  Inspection. 

A.  ROSS  RAY,  WM.  CLABAUGH. 

On  Party  Walls  and  Partition  Fences. 

L.  T.  CARTWRIGHT,  W.  IGNATIUS  DYER, 


JOS.  NICHOLSON, 
JOHN  FOWLER, 
M.  V.  BUCKEY. 


1st  Precinct. 

Dr.  A.  PETER, 
JENKIN  THOMAS, 
WM.  L.  DUNLOP. 

2d  Precinct. 

Dr.  G.  TYLER, 
ANTHONY  HYDE, 
J.  B.  DAVIDSON. 


CHAS.  WILSON, 

A.  II . PICKRELL, 


E.  J.  SHOEMAKER. 


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TABLE  OF  CONTENTS. 


Page. 


Addison,  Hon.  Henry,  resolutions  of  respect  to  the  memory  of 3,  8 

Assessors  for  1870,  to  pay  the 15 

Assistant  messenger,  appointing  an 16 

Adjourning  the  two  Boards,  fixing  a time  for 34 

Bradley,  Joseph  H.,  Jr.,  in  favor  of 3 

Birch,  Joseph  F.,  in  favor  of. 8 

Board  of  Appeals,  directing  the 12 

to  pay  the 18 

Beall,  George  W.,  to  pay  expenses  incurred  by 19 

for  the  relief  of 25 


Brewer,  fl.  W.,  to  pay  bills  of 22,  40 

Bartholomew  hydrant,  for  placing  a 26 

Branch  market,  to  license  a 37 

Bread,  ordinance  regulating  the  weight  of 42 

Cor  nier  Potter,  resolution  in  favor  of 4,  41 

Cook,  Wm.  H.,  for  the  relief  of 10 

Clerk  of  Common  Council,  in  favor  of  the 11 

Board  of  Aldermen,  in  favor  of  the 11 

Congress  street,  to  lay  a flag  footway  across 14 

Committee,  appointing  a 20 

Crop  ey,  S.  & Sons,  ordinance  granting  privilege  to  erect  a horse  trough 23 

Committee  before  Congress,  resolution  appointing  a 23,  27 

instructing  the 31 

Claims,  to  pay  certain  40,  43 

Chain  Bridge,  appropriation  to  aid  in  repairing  the 41 

Clabaugh,  William,  to  pay  claim  of 43 

Dodge,  Henry  H.,  in  favor  of 24 

Dickson  & King,  in  favor  of .30 

Edmonston,  R.  A.,  to  credit  accounts  of  with  sundry  taxes 13 

Election  expenses,  to  pay  certain 16 

English,  Charles  S.,  to  pay  bills  of 21.  44 

Eighth  street,  for  the  repair  of. 2G 

vening  Star  Newspaper  Co.,  in  favor  of  the 33f  40 

Fire  Department,  to  pay  bills  of 5 21,  36,  43,  43 

authorizing  the  purchase  of  hose  for  the 1 1 

to  purchase  a horse  for  the 14 

do.  wagon  for  the 35 

Fish  Market,  authorizing  market  master  to  ventilate  the 15 

Wharf,  for  the  repair  of 18 


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Page. 

Fifteenth  Amendment,  expressing  gratification  at  the  adoption  of  the 22 

Flag  footways,  for  laying  certain 22,  40 

Fifth  street,  ordinance  for  improvement  of . 29 

do.  do.  do.  supplement  to 39 

resolutions  for  loans  for  improvement  of 31,  36 

Falls  Bridge,  ordinance  for  repair  of  roads  leading  to 31 

Fire-plugs  and  hydrants,  resolution  for  the  repair  of. 34 

Fletcher,  YV.  L.,  to  pay  bill  of. 45 

Gladmon  & Norris,  to  pay  bills  of 4,  35,  43 

Gross,  John  W.,  to  pay  claims  of 8,  35 

Georgetown  Gaslight  Co.,  in  favor  of  the 16 

Grimes,  A.  L.,  in  favor  of 17 

Georgetown  Courier,  to  pay  bills  of....v 23,  35,  43 

Gay  street,  making  appropriation  for  repair  ol 25 

Gas  lamps,  ordinance  providing  for  purchase  of. 30 

Garrity  & \\7illiams,  resolution  to  settle  claim  of. 37 

Garrity,  James,  to  pay  bill  of 45 

Hazell,  YVm.  C.,  in  favor  of 5 

lleiston  & Barrett,  to  pay  bill  of 7 

Hay,  &e.,  ordinance  regulating  the  weighing  of 9 

Hydrant,  resolution  to  replace  at  corner  of  First  and  Frederick  streets 1 1 

House  of  Correction,  to  pay  proportionate  amount  required  for. 21 

Hacks,  &c.,  suspending  license  on  the  30th  of  May 28 

High  street  wharf,  directing  the  repair  of 34 

appropriations  for  gravelling 36,  38 

Homiller,  YV\,  Kengla,  and  others,  in  relation  to  petition  of 36 

do.  do.  amended 38 

Herron,  Wm.  A.,  to  pay  claim  of 40 

Hunt,  B F.,  in  lavor  of 45 

Harbor  Master,  in  favor  of 46 

Industrial  School,  making  an  appropriation  for  the 25 

Kidweil  & Henderson,  in  favor  of 21 

Lazenby,  F.  M.,  to  pay  bills  of 4 

Laws  of  the  Corporation,  authorizing  the  clerk  to  have  printed  the 6 

Loy,  John,  to  pay  bill  of. 6 

Lang,  Eleanor  It.,  claim  due  the  Corporation  by  the  late 7 

Levy  Court,  to  settle  the  claims  of. 17,  26 

Lamp-lighting,  corner  High  and  Cherry  streets 19 

do.  Montgomery  and  Olive  streets 33 

Long  Bridge,  in  relation  to  the 44 

McGill,  J.  D.,  in  favor  cf. 5,  7,  35 

Mayfield  & Heiston,  to  pay  bill  of 7 

Market  House,  to  pay  for  cleaning  the 7,  15,  16 

providing  for  the  sale  of  certain  stalls  in 15 

do.  do.  renting  do.  do.  42 

making  an  appropriation  for  repairs  of  the 16,  18 

for  the  relief  of  purchasers  of  stalls  in  the 20,  37 

for  sweeping  and  lighting  the 35 


Page. 

McNerhany  & Waters,  in  favor  of. 20,  30,  33,  42 

Moore,  W.  H.,  ordinance  to  pay  bill  of 23 

Market  House  Flail,  resolution  in  relation  to 23 

roof,  to  repair  the 43 

Space,  for  a railing  at  the  foot  of 34 

McClellan  fireplug,  for  placing  a 26 

Mayor’s  contingent  fund,  providing  for  the 32,  38 

Market  Master’s  contingent  fund,  providing  for  the 33 

pay  increased 44 

Markets,  submitting  the  question  to  the  people 41 

New  Road,  to  repair  the 6 

Oak  Hill  Cemetery,  granting  authority  for  the  introduction  of  water  into 24 

do.  do.  do.  # do.  amended 2 7 

Out-door  poor,  for  the  relief  of  the 44 

Officers  of  the  Corporation 47,  48 

Peck,  G,  F.,  joint  resolution  of  thanks  to 4 

in  favor  of. 5 

Poor  and  Workhouse,  to  pay  expenses  of. 7,  24,  41 

Prather,  William,  to  pay  bill  of 10 

Pumps,  to  repair 22,  32,  37 

to  erect 40 

Potomac  Boat  Club,  renting  foot  of  Congress  street  to  the 25 

Post  Office,  in  relation  to  the 28 

Poe  & Seligson,  in  favor  of. 31 

Police  Court,  in  relation  to  organization  of. 33 

Reporters,  in  favor  of. 8,  12 

Reidy,  Morris,  ior  the  relief  of 12 

Registration  of  voters,  to  pay  certain  expenses  of ...17 

Road  street,  for  the  repair  of 26,  38,  45 

Recorder,  instructing  the 30,  44 

Register  of  Wills,  to  pay  expenses  of 38 

Station  House,  furnishing  the 5 

Smoot,  John  H.,  to  pay  bill  of 7 

Sinking  Fund,  in  regard  to  the 14,  38 

Street  Commissioner,  to  pay  account  of 15 

Sanitary  purposes,  appropriation  for 18 

Streets,  making  an  appropriation  for 18 

Street  taxes,  extending  time  for  collection  of  certain 19 

crossings,  appropriation  for 24 

improvements,  in  reference  to  certain 28 

Simms,  Joseph  L.,  to  pay  bills  of 22,  43 

Sixth  street,  ordinance  for  improvement  of. 29 

do.  do.  do.  supplement  to 39 

resolutions  for  loans  for  improvement  of. 31,  36 

Sad’er  & Drysdale,  granting  certain  privileges  to 30 

Stop-cock3,  authorizing  repairs  of. 32 

Street  lamps,  for  the  repair  of 34 

Stoddard  street,  for  foot  pavements  on 41 


Sherman,  S.  H„  in  favor  of. 46 

Town  Hall,  inquiry  as  to  its  suitableness  f r meetings  of  the  Councils 3 

to  collect  the  claim  due  the  Corporation  on  the 7 

in  relation  to  the  insurance  on  the 40 

Tenney,  Wm.  H.,  to  pay  bill  of  6 

Traders,  increasing  the  rate  of  license  to  non-resident 9 

Taxes,  ordinance  levying  general  and  special  for  1870 12 

Time  of  meeting,  changing  the 16 

Tax  Collector,  to  pay  expenses  of. 17 

for  the  relief  of  the  late 19 

Thomas,  Mnj.  Gen.  Geo.  H.,  condolence  with  the  family  of  the  late 19 

West  street,  to  pay  jurors  for  services  in  the  extension  of 4 

establishing  the  grade  of. 5 


do.  do.  amended 8 

Bridge,  relating  to 28 

repealing  2d  section  of  ordinance  approved  Nov.  20,  1869 29 

amending  foregoing  resolution 39 

Wolf,  S.,  to  pay  claim  of 8 

Wallace,  James,  to  pay  bill  of 10 

Waters,  R.  A.,  to  pay  bill  of..... 19 

Water  Works,  inquiry  of  the  engineer  of 20 

Washington  street,  for  grading  and  gravelling 27,  28 

ordinance  to  improve 82 

do.  do.  amended 37 

Williams,  Robert,  resolution  to  pay  bill  of 45 

Williams,  Mortimer,  ordinance  for  the  relief  of 46 


